Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
933 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY
BY STRONG HEATING...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90
ANTICIPATED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
BY PEAK HEATING TIME THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST UTAH DESERTS TO THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAUS OF COLORADO. TRAVELING EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS
MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR
SAND.

COZ001-UTZ022-027-029-240300-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.130523T1900Z-130524T0300Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...BLANDING...BLUFF...
MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
933 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOWERED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  OR SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

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