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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 21, 2021Davis County, Weber County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2021, 7:28 AM MDT for Davis County, Weber County, Utah. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2021, 7:28 AM MDT (13:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Davis County, UT, Weber County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 40 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-04-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

582 
WWUS75 KSLC 211328
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
728 AM MDT Wed Apr 21 2021

UTZ104-211800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0018.210421T1328Z-210421T1800Z/
Northern Wasatch Front-
Including the cities of Ogden and Bountiful
728 AM MDT Wed Apr 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* WHAT...East to northeast winds 20 to 30 mph gusts to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Wasatch Front. Strongest winds can be expected
  in the Farmington, Centerville and Bountiful areas.

* WHEN...Until noon MDT today.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Strong crosswinds are possible on I-15, US-89 and Legacy
  Parkway. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
1 follow-up statement
322 
WWUS75 KSLC 211756
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1156 AM MDT Wed Apr 21 2021

UTZ104-211900-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210421T1800Z/
Northern Wasatch Front-
Including the cities of Ogden and Bountiful
1156 AM MDT Wed Apr 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

A few wind gusts to 50 mph will be possible through 1 PM in the
Farmington and Centerville areas, with a few gusts to 45 mph in
the remainder of Davis and Weber Counties. Wind gusts will
decrease further across all areas by mid-afternoon. 

$$

For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx

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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.