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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
457 AM MDT THU SEP 9 2010

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO
457 AM MDT THU SEP 9 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...A STRONG TROUGH AND JET STREAM WILL PASS OVER NORTHWEST
  COLORADO AND NORTHEAST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURFACE
  WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...AFTER 10 AM MDT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH...HIGH
  ELEVATIONS WILL SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE QUITE DIFFICULT
  DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS
  ROOF DAMAGE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

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