High Wind Watch

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN UTAH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD AND INCREASE
EVEN MORE ON TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE STATE...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

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CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY
333 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PRICE.

* WINDS: WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ON TUESDAY...AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND
SENSITIVE OPERATIONS MAY BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

512 AM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT
ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH. STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ROUTES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS
WESTERN UTAH. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE WINDS COMBINED WITH A DRY AIRMASS WILL BRING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
UTAH TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK
AREA TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT BUT
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS
LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.

HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON
TUESDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH AS THE STRONG WINDS
COMBINE WITH THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE.

A LITTLE PRECIPITATION MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BUT THE FRONT SHOULD BE DRY
FOR MOST OF THE AREA.

WARM DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WITH ANOTHER ROUND
OF HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

There are currently no Special Weather Statements East Wellington, Utah.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts East Wellington, Utah.