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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
553 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-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-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
553 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOWS IN THE RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
TO BE VERY SWIFT AND COLD TODAY. WHILE FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...THESE WATERWAYS ARE VERY DANGEROUS.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IF YOU ARE VENTURING
OUT NEAR ANY RIVER OR STREAM FED BY SPRING SNOWMELT RUNOFF.
PLEASE MONITOR YOUR CHILDREN IF THEY VENTURE NEAR STREAMS AND
RIVERS THIS SPRING. EVERY YEAR MANY CHILDREN FALL INTO SWOLLEN
RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND SOME HAVE DROWNED IN THESE VERY COLD AND
SWIFT WATERS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF OVER THE
SOUTHWEST.

VALLEY RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE ABOUT 7000 FEET COULD PERSIST ACROSS
THE NORTHEASTERN OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
LOCAL ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE ABOUT 7500 FEET OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY
SWIFT AND COLD. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED NEAR THESE
WATERWAYS...AND CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED.

VALLEY RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE ABOUT 7000 FEET COULD CONTINUE ACROSS
THE NORTHEASTERN OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
THERE REMAINS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE ABOUT
7500 FEET EARLY MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE NORTHEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA TUESDAY
AND PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT COULD BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO
NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

GUSTY DAYTIME SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING
INTO THE WEEKEND. THESE WINDS WHEN COMBINED WITH THE DRY AIRMASS
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE
CRITICAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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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://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
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