High Wind Watch 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1050 PM MDT THU APR 14 2016


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UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
1050 PM MDT THU APR 14 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* AFFECTED AREA...UTAHS DIXIE...INCLUDING ZION NATIONAL PARK.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TIED TO THE GAPS AND
  CANYONS ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THROUGH THE GAPS AND
  CANYONS.

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
  AT TIMES SATURDAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS
  LEVELS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
  ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-15 NORTH OF LEEDS.
  ADDITIONALLY...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS ON AREA RESERVOIRS INCLUDING QUAIL CREEK
  AND SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIRS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
434 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

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UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
434 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...UTAHS DIXIE...INCLUDING ZION NATIONAL PARK. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TIED TO THE GAPS 
  AND CANYONS ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THROUGH THE 
  GAPS AND CANYONS.

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT
  TIMES SATURDAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS
  LEVELS BY LATE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL 
  ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-15 NORTH OF LEEDS. 
  ADDITIONALLY...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS ON AREA RESERVOIRS INCLUDING QUAIL 
  CREEK AND SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIRS.

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.

&&

$$

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SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI...DELTA...
FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
434 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY
  NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  UTAH.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG ALL EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31
MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

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