Wind Advisory

...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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SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...ST GEORGE...

KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
333 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...UTAHS DIXIE...SOUTH
CENTRAL UTAH...AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA. THIS INCLUDES
HANKSVILLE...ST GEORGE...KANAB...AND BULLFROG.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...PEAKING
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IN MOST AREAS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS COULD
CAUSE INCREASED WAVE ACTIVITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. WIND SENSITIVE
OPERATIONS MAY BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31
MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT.

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

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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 Escalante, Utah.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Escalante, Utah.