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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
925 AM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-141300-
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-
925 AM MDT MON MAY 13 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 WILL 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.

SOUTH WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY ACROSS THE WEST DESERT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY...LOCALLY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...THOUGH FUELS ARE
DEEMED NOT CRITICAL AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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.

LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ACROSS
EASTERN VALLEYS AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...THOUGH FUELS ARE DEEMED NOT CRITICAL
AT THIS TIME.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. WHEN COUPLED WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WHERE FUELS ARE DEEMED
CRITICAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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ROGOWSKI

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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