Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
814 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 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-
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
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
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UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR ALONG EAST SLOPES AND
THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WITH DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS PREVALENT...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE
PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN
3 MILES IN PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE DESERT LOWLANDS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT MAY LINGER ALONG EAST SLOPES AND PASSES
TILL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
BREEZY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
OCCUR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HIGH
BOTH DAYS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WILL HAVE DRY AND MILD
CONDITIONS WITH SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. MOISTURE MAY MOVE
BACK INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG A DRY LINE BOUNDARY
THAT MAY TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO
GRANDE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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LUNDEEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
536 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NMZ501>540-191200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
536 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING TO THIS EVENING
FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED
WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
MOSTLY DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THE STATE MAY PRODUCE OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 55 MPH AND AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN
FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
512 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
512 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 10000 FEET...ALTHOUGH NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
ALSO DROP TO NEAR 8500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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