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Utah, Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park

Wind Advisory

Statement as of 2:27 PM MDT on May 23, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* Affected area: Castle country... the San Rafael Swell... the
Sanpete/Sevier valleys... west central Utah... southwest
Utah... utahs Dixie and Zion National Park... south central Utah
and the Lake Powell area.

* Winds: south to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50
mph.

* Timing: winds will remain strong and gusty this afternoon into
this evening.

* Impacts: travelers in high profile vehicles in these areas
may experience strong Crosswinds... particularly on east-west
routes including US-89 from Kanab to Lake Powell and
Interstate 70. In addition... boaters on area lakes including
Lake Powell should be prepared for rough chop.

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.

In addition... winds will cause rough chop on area lakes. Small
boats will be especially prone to capsizing.



For more information from NOAA/S National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.Gov/saltlakecity (all lower case)



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 3:25 PM MDT on May 23, 2013


... Preliminary storm information...

Below are todays peak wind gust reports through 300 PM.

***** Wind reports ***** time windspeed

... Salt Lake and Tooele valleys...
Vernon Hill - 5761 ft 3 PM Thu 53 mph
South Mountain - 6001 ft 2 PM Thu 43 mph

... Wasatch Mountain valleys...
I-80 at Silver Creek jct - 6498 ft 1 PM Thu 43 mph

... Wasatch mountains I-80 North...
Ogden Peak - 9570 ft 12 PM Thu 60 mph
snowbasin-Straw top - 8999 ft 1 PM Thu 53 mph
snowbasin - Wildcat - 7703 ft 1 PM Thu 51 mph
Red Spur - 8872 ft 3 PM Thu 42 mph
Sherwood Hills - 5039 ft 2 PM Thu 41 mph

... Wasatch mountains south of I-80...
Deer Vly - Empire pk - 9570 ft 12 PM Thu 69 mph
Deer Vly - Bald Eagle - 8400 ft 2 PM Thu 46 mph
Cascade Peak - 10874 ft 4 am Thu 43 mph

... Western Uinta Mountains...
chepeta - 12120 ft 2 PM Thu 72 mph
Dry Ridge - 11565 ft 1 PM Thu 55 mph
Currant Creek Peak - 10547 ft 11 am Thu 40 mph

... Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs...
Five Mile - 7480 ft 2 PM Thu 51 mph
Indian Canyon Summit - 9050 ft 12 PM Thu 48 mph
Soldier Summit - 7487 ft 2 PM Thu 44 mph
Horse Ridge - 8480 ft 2 PM Thu 43 mph

... Castle country...
Carbon County Airport - 5922 ft 2 PM Thu 45 mph
portable RWIS 5 - 6392 ft 1 PM Thu 41 mph

... San Rafael Swell...
Torrey - 6050 ft 2 PM Thu 46 mph
Rattlesnake Bench - 6601 ft 2 PM Thu 41 mph

... Sanpete/Sevier valleys...
Monroe - 5364 ft 2 PM Thu 43 mph

... West central Utah...
U.S. 6 at Eureka - 6584 ft 2 PM Thu 43 mph

... Southwest Utah...
Milford Municipal Airport - 5039 ft 3 PM Thu 53 mph
Enterprise - 5340 ft 3 PM Thu 49 mph
Brimstone Reservoir - 5620 ft 2 PM Thu 46 mph
I-15 at Black Ridge - 5160 ft 1 PM Thu 46 mph
Cedar City Municipal Airport - 5627 ft 2 PM Thu 45 mph

... Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park...
White Reef - 3440 ft 3 PM Thu 41 mph
St George Municipal Airport - 2940 ft 12 PM Thu 41 mph

... South central Utah...
Telegraph Flat - 5460 ft 1 PM Thu 45 mph

... Central Utah mountains...
Signal Peak - 8792 ft 3 PM Thu 60 mph
Dog Valley - 6180 ft 2 PM Thu 50 mph
Lost Creek - 7490 ft 12 PM Thu 49 mph
fishlake port #1 - 8430 ft 1 PM Thu 45 mph
Fremont Junction - 6801 ft 1 PM Thu 43 mph
Clear Creek Summit i70 - 7103 ft 2 PM Thu 41 mph
Manti - portable #3 - 9001 ft 9 am Thu 40 mph

... Southern Utah mountains...
fishlake d4 pt #4 - 9590 ft 3 PM Thu 66 mph
sr-12 at Boulder Summit - 9595 ft 11 am Thu 58 mph
Beaver portable #1 - 7195 ft 2 PM Thu 54 mph
Panguitch Municipal Airport - 6759 ft 10 am Thu 46 mph
Badger Spring - 3990 ft 2 PM Thu 42 mph
portable traffic 1 - 6204 ft 1 PM Thu 42 mph
Larb Hollow - 8490 ft 10 am Thu 42 mph
Henry mtn - 8294 ft 2 PM Thu 41 mph
Bryce Canyon Airport - 7585 ft 11 am Thu 40 mph


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