Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
227 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

UTZ012>016-019>021-240300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130524T0300Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY...
GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...
BULLFROG
227 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...THE
  SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS...WEST CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHWEST
  UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH
  AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN THESE AREAS
  MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS...PARTICULARLY ON EAST-WEST
  ROUTES INCLUDING US-89 FROM KANAB TO LAKE POWELL AND
  INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...BOATERS ON AREA LAKES INCLUDING
  LAKE POWELL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROUGH CHOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL
BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
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