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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
453 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-121130-
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-
453 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. GUSTY WINDS FROM
THE NORTHWEST WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND UTAH VALLEY
BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT.

THE WINDS COMBINED WITH A DRY AIRMASS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH
BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH ABOVE ABOUT 6500 FEET THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR
ROUTES SUCH AS I-80 OVER PARLEYS SUMMIT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE
OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY MORNING. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL UTAH DURING THE DAY AND
SOUTHERN UTAH LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING.

GUSTY WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HAZARDOUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH UNTIL MID
AFTERNOON MONDAY.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER IN EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN UTAH ON TUESDAY. DRY WEATHER WITH A WARMING TREND IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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