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FLUS45 KGJT 211144
HWOGJT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
544 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-221145-
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-
544 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR COZ200>203-207-290-292-293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR COZ207...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TODAY BRINGING PLENTY OF SUN AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ESPECIALLY THE SAN JUANS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO PICK UP TOMORROW AND
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS IN PLACE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDY
CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST FOR SOUTHERN AREAS SO A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY. DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE AS A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL OVER THE AREA CAUSING TIMES OF SHOWERS AND
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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FLUS45 KSLC 211051
HWOSLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
451 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-221100-
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-
451 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN SWIFT AND COLD IN STREAMS AND RIVERS
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. REMEMBER TO KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AT A
SAFE DISTANCE FROM WATERWAYS AS THESE FLOWS CAN BE VERY
DANGEROUS.
INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL SPREAD A VERY WARM
AIRMASS INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
POSSIBLE.
THIS WARM AIRMASS COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
SOUTHERN UTAH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS NORTHERN UTAH TUESDAY THEN
LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN UTAH. SOUTH OF THIS FRONT
WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS OT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN UTAH.
A COLDER AND MORE POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF VALLEY
RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
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