Wind advisory for central and southern Utah mountains

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Severe Watches and Warnings for Saint George
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
950 AM MDT FRI MAY 20 2016
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA…THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.

* TIMING…DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS…STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG ALL
EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND US-89.
UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS MAY BE DISPLACED IN SUDDEN STRONG
WIND GUSTS…INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND LAWN FURNITURE. WIND
SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL 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 CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT…
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT…
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX

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