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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
814 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-191300-
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-
814 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 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.

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

A SECOND COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION
INTO MAINLY THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE ABOUT 8000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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.

THIS SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO
MAINLY THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE ABOUT 8000 FEET AT TIMES
DURING THIS PERIOD.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF/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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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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