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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
559 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-181200-
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-
559 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 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.

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY WITH LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA TODAY WITH RAIN BECOMING
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

RAIN WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN
OUTLOOK AREA WITH SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE ABOUT 9000 FEET.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY AND TURN MORE SHOWERY.

A SECOND COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION TO MAINLY THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE
ABOUT 8000 FEET AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD.

TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES BY TUESDAY AND
REMAIN WARM WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY.

.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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