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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2016, 12:34 PM MST for 18 counties in Colorado; 4 counties in Utah. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 12:34 PM MST (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 22 counties
Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
929 WWUS75 KGJT 171934 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1234 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-180345- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 1234 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY SEE BUFFETING WINDS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-020-180345- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... GATEWAY...NUCLA 1234 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 CORRIDORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-180345- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1234 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-180345- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1234 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
7 follow-up statements
494 WWUS75 KGJT 180348 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 848 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-181200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 848 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-020-181200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... GATEWAY...NUCLA 848 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-181200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 848 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-181200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 848 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
360 WWUS75 KGJT 181015 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ011-181815- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. * VISIBILITY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-181815- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-020-181815- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... GATEWAY...NUCLA 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-181815- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-181815- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 315 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
649 WWUS75 KGJT 181225 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 525 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-182100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 525 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-182100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA 525 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. * VISIBILITY...THIS EVENING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-182100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1300Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 525 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-182100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.160218T1900Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 525 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
634 WWUS75 KGJT 181910 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1210 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA 1210 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. * VISIBILITY...THIS EVENING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 1210 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1210 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1210 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
036 WWUS75 KGJT 182124 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ003-018-019-190530- /O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0001.160218T2124Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-190530- /O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0001.160218T2124Z-160219T0700Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. * VISIBILITY...THIS EVENING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ006>008-011-020-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE... CARBONDALE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...NUCLA 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. * VISIBILITY...THIS EVENING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ004-009-010-012-013-017-190530- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...SKYWAY...ASPEN... VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ023-025-028-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 224 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EARLY SEASON MOTORCYCLISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
633 WWUS75 KGJT 190235 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ001-002-190345- /O.CAN.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE AREA. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ006-020-UTZ022-023-025-027>029-190345- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ GRAND VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE AREA. THEREFORE... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ003-018-019-190700- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ007-008-011-190400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY...THIS EVENING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ004-009-010-012-013-017-190700- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...SKYWAY...ASPEN... VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 735 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
831 WWUS75 KGJT 190400 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 900 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ003-190500- /O.CAN.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- 900 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ004-009-010-012-013-017-190500- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- 900 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE AREA. THEREFORE... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ007-008-011-190500- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0400Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 900 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE AREA. THEREFORE... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ018-019-190700- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160219T0700Z/ NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 900 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES ABOVE 10000 FEET. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 17, 10:39 AM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 10:39 AM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1039 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TODAY AS A STRONG TROUGH
MOVES ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO
SUBSTANTIALLY PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO. TONIGHT WILL BE VERY MILD WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST
FLOW IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
THURSDAY IS GOING TO BE EVEN WINDIER THAN TODAY. WE ARE SEEING 25
TO 30 KT WINDS SHOWING UP ON MOS FORECAST GUIDANCE AT MANY VALLEY
LOCATIONS...SO THERE IS NO DENYING THAT INVERSIONS EVERYWHERE WILL
MIX OUT AND BE QUITE WARM AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. THE WINDS
WILL BE STRONGER ACROSS THE NORTH AND MUCH LESS PUNCHY ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST COLORADO VALLEYS. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT QUICKLY PASSES THROUGH AND THE
BEST LIFTING IS AVAILABLE....THOUGH SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY
BEGIN AS EARLY AS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTH. THE
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE AND MOVES WEST TO EAST
THROUGH EASTERN UT AND WESTERN CO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO START AT ABOUT 8000 FEET. AM
EXPECTING MINIMAL PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH SO QUICKLY THAT WHATEVER SHOWERS BARREL THROUGH THE
AREA WILL DO SO AND CLEAR OUT...SO SNOWFALL DOES NOT LOOK TO BE
SIGNIFICANT WITH THIS EVENT. BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS WHERE SNOW IS LESS DENSE...BUT NOT TERRIBLY
LIKELY WITH SO MUCH WAA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. CONVECTIVE
PARAMETERS ALONG THE FRONT ARE WEAK BUT DO EXIST...SO
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS STRONG LIFTING SCENARIO. AT
THIS POINT THUNDERSTORMS LOOK POSSIBLE FROM ABOUT THE I-70
CORRIDOR AND NORTH. DEFINITELY ANTICIPATING IMPACTS FROM THIS
EVENT WILL BE WIND DRIVEN AND LESS SO PRECIPITATION DRIVEN.
WIND HILIGHTS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THURSDAY AT LEAST
ACROSS PARTS OF NE UTAH AND NW COLORADO.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE ALREADY
MOVED THROUGH EASTERN UT AND SHOULD BE SWEEPING THROUGH WESTERN
CO. THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD ABRUPTLY SHIFT
TO THE NW WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE
THROUGH THE EVENING. RIGHT NOW IT STILL LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL BE
AROUND THE ADVISORY LEVEL SO HAVE NOT ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH.
A FLAT RIDGE AND NEARLY ZONAL FLOW WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY. A WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL DROP INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND
LOW AREAL COVERAGE PRECIP TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE WEEKEND SHOULD SEE DRY RIDGING AND A WARMING TREND. THEN
MONDAY AFTERNOON THE NEXT WEAK TROUGH IS PROJECTED TO DROP INTO
THE AREA FROM THE NW MONDAY AFTERNOON...AFFECTING MAINLY THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE CO NW PLATEAU THROUGH EARLY
TUE MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1035 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
NO AVIATION CONCERNS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. FROM
12Z ONWARDS TOMORROW EXPECT WINDS TO BE ON THE INCREASE BECOMING
GUSTY AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON
THE INCREASE AND LOWER FROM 06Z ONWARDS. AREAS OF MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ALONG WITH SOME LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR ESPECIALLY AT KASE.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR COZ001>004-006>010-012-013-017.
UT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR UTZ022>025-027>029.
&&
SHORT TERM...JAM
LONG TERM...CC
AVIATION...TGRHazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:22 AM MST, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 622 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-181330- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 622 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER DAY OF HIGH CLOUDS...PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...AND WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THURSDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE NORTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. DRIER WEATHER WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT EXCESSIVE WIND OR ANY OBSERVED WIND RELATED DAMAGE TO THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST OFFICE.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.