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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 20, 2016

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2016, 10:09 PM MDT. It took effect at May 21, 2016, 12:06 AM MDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2016, 10:09 PM MDT (04:09 UTC)
In effect from
May 21, 2016, 12:06 AM MDT
Expired
May 21, 2016, 7:08 PM MDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted.

232 
WWUS75 KSLC 210409
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1009 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2016

UTZ005-210515-
/O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160521T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
1009 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

LOCAL MICROBURST WINDS INTO THE 50 MPH RANGE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER
WIDESPREAD SEVERE GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

$$

UTZ013-020-021-211300-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.160521T1500Z-160522T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1009 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND LAKE POWELL AREAS ALONG
  WITH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. 

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

* TIMING...DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE PEAKING SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG ALL
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND US-89.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY.
  ROUGH WATERS WILL DEVELOP ON LAKE POWELL. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
  ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS...INCLUDING
  TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE. 

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY
WATER AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL
CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY, OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE
URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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
4 follow-up statements
815 
WWUS75 KSLC 210606
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1206 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016


UTZ003-005-015-016-211415-
/O.EXB.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.160521T0606Z-160521T1600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
1206 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...THE GREAT
  SALT LAKE DESERT...AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH.

* WINDS...PERIODIC WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  45 MPH. WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BUT MAY BE ERRATIC
  AT TIMES.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. UNSECURED
  LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG WIND
  GUSTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ013-020-021-211415-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.160521T1500Z-160522T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1206 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND LAKE POWELL AREAS 
  ALONG WITH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.

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

* TIMING...DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE PEAKING SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG 
  ALL EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND US-
  89. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITY. ROUGH WATERS WILL DEVELOP ON LAKE POWELL. 
  UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY
WATER AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL
CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE
URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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
983 
WWUS75 KSLC 211023
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
423 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

UTZ003-005-015-016-211130-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160521T1600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
423 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH AND THE SALT LAKE
AND TOOELE VALLEYS. WINDS ACROSS THESE AREAS HAVE DECREASED.
HOWEVER...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

$$

UTZ013-020-021-211815-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.160521T1500Z-160522T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
423 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND LAKE POWELL AREAS 
  ALONG WITH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BEFORE PEAKING THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG ALL
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY
  89. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT
  VISIBILITY. ROUGH WATERS WILL DEVELOP ON LAKE POWELL. UNSECURED
  LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG WIND
  GUSTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY
WATER AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL
CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE
URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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
780 
WWUS75 KSLC 211730
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1130 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

UTZ013-020-021-220300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160522T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1130 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND LAKE POWELL AREAS 
  ALONG WITH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BEFORE PEAKING THIS 
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG 
  ALL EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND 
  HIGHWAY 89. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITY. ROUGH WATERS WILL DEVELOP ON LAKE POWELL. 
  UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY
WATER AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL
CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE
URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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
714 
WWUS75 KSLC 220108
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
708 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

UTZ013-020-021-220215-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160522T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
708 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND
THE LAKE POWELL AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
EVENING.

$$

ROGOWSKI

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 6:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCRich26 min
May 20, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCRich15 min
May 21, 12:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWeber38 min

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