High Wind Watch 5, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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WWUS75 KSLC 092251
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
351 PM MST WED DEC 9 2015

UTZ003-100000-
/O.CAN.KSLC.HW.A.0005.151210T1700Z-151211T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE
351 PM MST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
APPROACHING 40 MPH...HOWEVER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
SHORT OF WARNING CRITERIA. 

$$

UTZ015-016-101300-
/O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0005.151210T1700Z-151211T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0009.151210T1700Z-151211T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
351 PM MST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME STRONG
  BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE
  EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EAST-WEST ROUTES
  ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. WIND
  SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS.

&&

$$

UTZ005-101300-
/O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0005.151210T1700Z-151211T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0009.151210T1700Z-151211T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
351 PM MST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. WINDS EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BUT REMAIN
  STRONG LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME STRONG
  BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BUT
  REMAIN STRONG LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EAST-WEST ROUTES
  ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 80. WIND SENSITIVE
  OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
954 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2015

.SYNOPSIS...A ZONAL FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A WEAK
WEATHER DISTURBANCE CROSSING NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONGER AND COLDER STORMS WILL CROSS THE REGION
LATE IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A ZONAL FLOW WITH MOIST HIGH LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH CLOUDS STRETCH
FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC ACROSS UTAH THIS EVENING WITH ONLY
MINIMAL BREAKS. THE CLOUDS HAVE HAD A TENDENCY TO THIN A LITTLE
AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE 300MB RIDGE AXIS WHICH STRETCHES FROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO EAST CENTRAL NEVADA. CLOUDS HAVE REMAINED
MORE IN TACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHERN UTAH.
THEREFORE...UPDATED EARLIER THIS EVENING...TO BOOST CLOUD COVER
ACROSS THE NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE LEAVING THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHICH
MAY BE A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MAKE ENTIRE
CWA MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE ENTIRE NIGHT.

RAISED SOME TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
TO REFLECT THIS ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER. SO FAR THE TEMPERATURE TRENDS
THIS EVENING SHOWING A VERY SLOW COOLING OR LEVELING OUT DUE TO
THE CLOUDS. UPDATE LOOKS GOOD AT THIS POINT.

REST OF PACKAGE LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE.

&&

.AVIATION...THE SLC TERMINAL WILL SEE VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD WITH HIGH CLOUDS PREVAILING MOST OF THE TIME. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTHEAST THROUGH ABOUT 20-22Z WEDNESDAY WITH A 20
PERCENT CHANCE OF REMAINING SOUTHERLY THROUGH 23-24Z.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...STRUTHWOLF
AVIATION...STRUTHWOLF

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
250 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2015

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-091400-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
250 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FAIRLY MILD NIGHT IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREA INTO THURSDAY. GUSTY
AND LOCALLY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN VALLEYS AND CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A CHANGE TO A COLDER AND WETTER PATTERN WILL BEGIN LATE THURSDAY
AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AREA AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ROGOWSKI

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/ (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX