Strong winds buffeted northeast Utah, downing power poles and power lines in Vernal. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were recorded in the area.
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Strong winds buffeted northeast Utah, downing power poles and power lines in Vernal. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were recorded in the area.
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NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 5:35 AM MST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
635 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2005
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...
A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
MAIN WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIODS. A STRONG
SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER NEVADA WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND
INTO WYOMING TODAY SUPPORTED BY A 90KT JET CORE STRETCHING ACROSS
NORTHEAST UTAH AND FAR NORTHWEST COLORADO. THE QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT
CURRENTLY STRETCHED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR AND ROAN-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU SHOULD PUSH A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AS THE WAVE
ROTATES AROUND THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW. MOISTURE STILL
LACKING ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN ISSUE
TODAY. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. KGJX SHOWING WINDS OF 35KTS AT 11K FEET MSL WITH DEEP
MIXING EXPECTED AGAIN. THIS WILL YIELD FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25
MPH FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
TEENS. POPS REMAIN LOW AND CONFINED TO THE NORTH WHERE DYNAMICS AND
COLDER AIR MAY OVERCOME THE LACK OF MOISTURE AND PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE 5-10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
COOLER ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY WHILE THE FOUR CORNERS AREA SHOULD SEE
ONLY SLIGHT COOLING OR PERSISTENCE.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED WAVE. LOW POPS ACROSS THE NORTH AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
AND ANOTHER WAVE ROTATES AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT. ANOTHER BREEZY
TO WINDY DAY ACROSS THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING UP SEVERAL
DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTH WITH LITTLE CHANGE FOR THE FAR SOUTH.
LINDQUIST
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...COMPLEX SYSTEM OVER MONTANA WILL SLOWLY
ROTATE NORTHEAST AS A SERIES OF WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS
ARE SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST WITH THESE WAVES THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. HAVE
INCREASED CLOUDS AND POPS ON THURSDAY-SATURDAY AS A NUMBER OF SHORT
WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE CWA. COOLED TEMPERATURES A BIT MORE AND WILL
RUN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...FLAT RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEST ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY BRINGING DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. A WEAK
BAROCLINIC ZONE ALIGNED ALONG THE NORTHERN CO BORDER AREA WILL BRING
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS TO THE NORTHERN ZONES TUESDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RECEDE IN RIVERS AND STREAMS
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS SOME THREAT OF
ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST UTAH ON THE DUCHESNE
RIVER WHERE A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. ALSO DUE TO RECENT
RISES ALONG THE YAMPA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...INCLUDING THE ELK
RIVER A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.CO...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN AND THE ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...205...207...
.UT...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE DUCHESNE RIVER
IN UINTA COUNTY.
&&
TAL/NLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 645 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2005 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR RED FLAG WARNING COZ001>005-013-UTZ023>025-081200- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- 645 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2005 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DUCHESNE RIVER IN NORTHEAST UTAH... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE YAMPA RIVER BASIN AND MUCH OF THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS IN NORTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. LOW LAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE DUCHESNE RIVER IN NORTHEAST UTAH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE DUCHESNE AND GREEN RIVERS...AND THE WHITE RIVER AND AND YAMPA RIVER. SOME WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN ABOVE BANKFULL TODAY IN THE CENTRAL AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE YAMPA RIVER BASIN AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...WITH LOWLAND FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE-DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. COZ006>012-014-017>023-UTZ022-027>029-081200- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- 645 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6000 FEET FROM 1000 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO FROM 12 NOON MDT TO 8 PM MDT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS, AND SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS OR WILDFIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE-DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. LINDQUIST
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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