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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

March 22, 2016

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2016, 11:14 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2016, 11:14 AM MDT (17:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2016, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted.

768 
WWUS75 KSLC 221714
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1114 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

UTZ021-230200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0006.160322T1900Z-160323T0200Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BULLFROG
1114 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE
  POWELL.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  STRONG BY MIDAFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE
  WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON
  LAKE POWELL. OTHER WIND-SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE IMPACTED.

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. 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
3 follow-up statements
919 
WWUS75 KSLC 222138
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
338 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016


UTZ012-231100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.160323T0400Z-160323T1600Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY
338 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY IN EAST-CENTRAL UTAH. THIS
  ADVISORY IS FOR AREAS ALONG STATE ROUTE 10 FROM NEAR HUNTINGTON
  SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE 70.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR
  45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND TODAYS COLD FRONT WILL
  PEAK LATE THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO MID-MORNING ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG STATE
  ROUTE 10. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WHERE CROSS WINDS EXIST.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ021-230200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BULLFROG
338 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE 
  POWELL.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN
  ELEVATED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION LATE
  IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING...THEN GRADUAL DECREASE MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON 
  LAKE POWELL. OTHER WIND-SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE IMPACTED.

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. 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
464 
WWUS75 KSLC 230200
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
800 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016


UTZ021-230400-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160323T0400Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BULLFROG
800 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE 
  POWELL.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN
  ELEVATED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH MID-EVENING.
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON 
  LAKE POWELL. OTHER WIND-SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE IMPACTED.

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. 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.

&&

$$

UTZ012-231000-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.160323T0400Z-160323T1600Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY
800 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY IN EAST-CENTRAL UTAH. THIS 
  ADVISORY IS FOR AREAS ALONG STATE ROUTE 10 FROM NEAR 
  HUNTINGTON SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE 70.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 55
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND TODAYS COLD FRONT WILL 
  PEAK LATE THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO MID-MORNING ON 
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG STATE 
  ROUTE 10. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL 
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WHERE CROSS WINDS EXIST.

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
789 
WWUS75 KSLC 230354
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016


UTZ021-230500-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160323T0400Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BULLFROG
954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE AFTERNOON COLD
FRONT ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING.

$$

UTZ012-231200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.160323T0400Z-160323T1600Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY
954 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY IN EAST-CENTRAL UTAH. THIS 
  ADVISORY IS FOR AREAS ALONG STATE ROUTE 10 FROM NEAR 
  HUNTINGTON SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE 70.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 
  55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND TODAYS COLD FRONT WILL 
  PEAK LATE THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO MID-MORNING ON 
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG STATE 
  ROUTE 10. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL 
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WHERE CROSS WINDS EXIST.

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

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