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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

September 28, 20214 counties in Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Sep 28, 2021, 10:46 AM MDT for 4 counties in Utah. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2021, 10:46 AM MDT (16:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Box Elder County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Utah County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 2021-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 2021-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-342 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

312 
WWUS75 KSLC 281646
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1046 AM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

UTZ101-103-290000-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0029.210928T1646Z-210929T0000Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Eastern Box Elder County-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, 
Brigham City, and Snowville
1046 AM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts around 45 
  mph.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains and Eastern Box 
  Elder County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Winds
  will cause rough chop on area waterways. Patchy blowing dust may
  locally reduce visibility. Difficult driving conditions due to
  crosswinds for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ106-290200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0029.210928T2000Z-210929T0300Z/
Utah Valley-
Including the cities of Lehi, Provo, and Payson
1046 AM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph expected with gusts to 45
  mph.

* WHERE...Utah Valley, mainly north of Provo.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Winds
  will cause rough chop on Utah Lake. Patchy blowing dust may
  locally reduce visibility. Difficult driving conditions due to
  crosswinds for high profile vehicles. 

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
2 follow-up statements
707 
WWUS75 KSLC 282351
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
551 PM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

UTZ101-103-290100-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-210929T0000Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Eastern Box Elder County-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, 
Brigham City, and Snowville
551 PM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have decreased below advisory criteria across the Great Salt
Lake Desert and Eastern Box Elder County. However, areas of wind
gusts greater than 35 mph will continue through the early evening
hours.

$$

UTZ106-290300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-210929T0300Z/
Utah Valley-
Including the cities of Lehi, Provo, and Payson
551 PM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

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

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph.

* WHERE...Utah Valley.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Winds will cause rough chop on Utah Lake. Patchy blowing dust 
  may locally reduce visibility. Difficult driving conditions 
  due to crosswinds for high profile vehicles.

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
830 
WWUS75 KSLC 290255
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
855 PM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

UTZ106-290400-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-210929T0300Z/
Utah Valley-
Including the cities of Lehi, Provo, and Payson
855 PM MDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have decreased below advisory criteria across the Utah
Valley. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 6:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane35 min
Sep 27, 7:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron46 min
Sep 28, 3:10 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCWayne3 hr

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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.