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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

March 28, 20239 counties in Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2023, 3:00 AM MDT for 9 counties in Utah. It took effect at Mar 29, 2023, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2023, 3:00 AM MDT (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2023, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2023, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Beaver County, UT, Box Elder County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Millard County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Utah County, UT, Washington County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 205 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 00:00Z on 2023-03-28Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2023-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1379 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

671 
WWUS75 KSLC 280900
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
300 AM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023

UTZ101-102-115-122-282200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.230329T1800Z-230330T0300Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Tooele and Rush Valleys-
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, Tooele, 
Grantsville, Vernon, Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City, 
and Milford
300 AM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph  
  expected.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Tooele and Rush 
  Valleys, Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult due 
  to crosswinds, especially for high profile vehicles and 
  vehicles with trailers.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
4 follow-up statements
571 
WWUS75 KSLC 282025
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
225 PM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023

UTZ101-102-115-122-291230-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.230329T1800Z-230330T0300Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Tooele and Rush Valleys-
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, Tooele, 
Grantsville, Vernon, Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City, 
and Milford
225 PM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Tooele and Rush 
  Valleys, Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult due to
  crosswinds on east to west oriented routes, especially for high
  profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
565 
WWUS75 KSLC 290948
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
348 AM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

UTZ101-102-115-122-292200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.230329T1800Z-230330T0300Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Tooele and Rush Valleys-
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, Tooele, 
Grantsville, Vernon, Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City, 
and Milford
348 AM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Tooele and Rush 
  Valleys, Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult due 
  to crosswinds on east to west oriented routes, especially for 
  high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
508 
WWUS75 KSLC 292231
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
431 PM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

UTZ101-102-115-122-300300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-230330T0300Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Tooele and Rush Valleys-
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, Tooele, 
Grantsville, Vernon, Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City, 
and Milford
431 PM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
  Isolated gusts to 60 mph will be possible near terrain features.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Tooele and Rush 
  Valleys, Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult due 
  to crosswinds, especially for high profile vehicles and 
  vehicles with trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
301 
WWUS75 KSLC 300252
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
852 PM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

UTZ101-102-115-122-300400-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-230330T0300Z/
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Tooele and Rush Valleys-
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Wendover, Dugway, Park Valley, Tooele, 
Grantsville, Vernon, Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City, 
and Milford
852 PM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

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

Winds have sufficiently  to allow the Wind Advisory to expire at 
9PM MDT this evening.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://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
Mar 28, 2:28 PM MDTWinter Storm WatchSLCBeaver, Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Garfield and 13 more24 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.