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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
600 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-161200-
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-
600 AM MDT WED MAY 15 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 OR WILL SOON BECOME 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 AS A RESULT OF THE
VERY COLD AND SWIFT WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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.

A COLD FRONT WILL REACH FAR NORTHWEST UTAH BY LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WHERE FUELS ARE DEEMED CRITICAL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO MAINLY NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING.

A SECOND COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE
THIS WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL OFFER A BETTER THREAT FOR
PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER ACROSS THE REGION...
WITH READINGS GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL EARLY IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.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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