RED FLAG WARNING Issue Date: 439 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY EAST OF BEAVER IN ZONE 220...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY...
AKZ220-240600-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
639 AM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&& FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 330 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 200 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
AKZ220-240000-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
530 AM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* MOST CURRENT INFORMATION IS THAT VIA WEB CAM WHICH SHOWS THAT
THE RIVER CONTINUES TO RUN WITH SMALL ICE CHUNKS. A RESIDENT IN
BEAVER REPORTED THAT ICE STARTED RUNNING PAST THE VILLAGE JUST
AFTER 6PM WED NIGHT. ICE IS OBSERVED STILL RUNNING PAST AT 0500
AM THU MORNING. ICE WAS REPORTED TO BE JUMBLED WITH SOME SHEETS
AS LARGE AS 100 FEET ACROSS ON WED NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE
ICE CHUNKS ARE MUCH SMALLER NOW. WATER LEVEL WAS NOT REPORTED TO
HAVE RISEN MUCH WITH THE RUN OF ICE. THE BREAK UP FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DOWNRIVER AND REACH STEVENS VILLAGE
THURSDAY...AND TO REACH RAMPART BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AT 830 PM WEDNESDAY FORT YUKON REPORTED A HEAVY RUN OF ICE FROM
BANK TO BANK AND A SLOW RISE IN WATER LEVEL. THIS NEXT RUN OF
ICE AND WATER IS EXPECTED TO GET TO BEAVER ON THURSDAY. FLOOD WARNING Issue Date: 709 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
AKZ220-231800-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
909 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...
FORT YUKON RESIDENTS REPORT THAT A LARGE RUN OF ICE STRETCHING FROM
BANK TO BANK IS NOW MOVING PAST FORT YUKON. THEY SAID THE WATER
LEVEL WAS RISING SLOWLY AND THAT MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. IT IS
SUSPECTED THAT THIS COULD BE THE ICE AND WATER FROM THE JAM THAT WAS
12 MILES UPSTREAM OF FORT YUKON...BUT THAT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME.
FLOODING AT FORT YUKON WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH MINOR FLUCTUATIONS
FROM THE CURRENT WATER LEVEL. AFTER THE CURRENT RUN OF ICE IS PAST
FORT YUKON THE WATER LEVEL SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL ON THURSDAY.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE TO BE
ALERT FOR CHANGES IN RIVER LEVELS. THEY SHOULD ACT NOW TO PROTECT
LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER
LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVER BANK.
LAT...LON 6656 14556 6660 14528 6646 14486 6641 14516 FIRE WEATHER WATCH Issue Date: 937 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 200 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MILES PER HOUR
OR HIGHER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 28
PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 26 OR HIGHER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES DUE TO POSSIBLE
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND
SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES AT OR ABOVE 500...
...VERY HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY...
.A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. TODAY TH
79b
E MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD STAY
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BUT IS FORECAST TO DROP AT OR JUST BELOW 28
PERCENT OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN BIG BEND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH ELEVATED ERC
VALUES AND SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 15 MPH WILL POSSIBLY MEET
RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED AND MAY
BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES FRIDAY DUE TO
A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES AT OR ABOVE 500.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS OUR GEORGIA ZONES
FRIDAY BUT THE 10-HOUR FUEL MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 6
PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH FLORIDA AND OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. ON TOP OF ALL THIS...DISPERSIONS WILL BE VERY HIGH
ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH
FORECAST VALUES APPROACHING 120.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...
A LOW POTENTIAL FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS.
ALZ065>069-231930-
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
237 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.
* WIND...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
* HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT
* KBDI...500 TO 505
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
&& FLOOD ADVISORY Issue Date: 528 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 949 PM GMT+2 SUN MAY 26 2013
...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW OSCEOLA AFFECTING MISSISSIPPI...LAUDERDALE
AND TIPTON COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NEXT RIVER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.
FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP. THEN SELECT RIVERS
AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST RIVER INFORMATION.
&&
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1028 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW OSCEOLA
* UNTIL SUNDAY MAY 26 BUT WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED EARLIER.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.0 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING.
* AT 26.0 FEET...COLD CREEK IS NOW RUNNING SOUTH OUT OF OPEN LAKE DUE
TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER HEADWATER FLOODING. JONES SLOUGH IS FLOWING
NORTH TO GRAMMER ROAD. MANY SLOUGHS ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD FIELDS.
BRANDYWINE CAMP BEGINS TO GO UNDER WATER. WIND ADVISORY Issue Date: 1141 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 500 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-231900-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0007.130523T1700Z-130524T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...PAGE...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...SHOW LOW...DILKON
241 AM MST THU MAY 23 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID
EVENING.
* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY FROM THE LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHEAST ARIZONA. CROSS WINDS MAY
HAMPER TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
&& HIGH SURF ADVISORY Issue Date: 1234 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE
CENTRAL COAST...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST...
.GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THE BUILDING WIND-GENERATED WAVES WILL
PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST AND PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS AT MANY OF
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
CAZ034-035-231800-
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
334 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WAVES AND SURF...SURF 9 TO 13 FEET WILL OCCUR AT SHORT
INTERVALS.
* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. JETTIES CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS
WITH THESE WAVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
&& AIR QUALITY INDEX Issue Date: 1026 PM GMT+2 WED MAY 22 2013 Expiration: 1000 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
THE AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND FREDERICK
COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE DC
METRO IS PROVIDED BY THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS. AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR MARYLAND ARE PROVIDED
BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.
DCZ001-MDZ004-009-013-016>018-VAZ042-052>054-232000-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
426 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.
PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET. STATEMENT Issue Date: 507 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 200 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
INZ003-MIZ077-232315-
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LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1107 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 /1007 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013/
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
AND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.
&& MARINE WARNING Issue Date: 536 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 630 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
LAKE ONTARIO FROM SODUS BAY TO FAIR HAVEN
* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
* AT 1132 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER 35 KNOTS... ABOUT 5 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SODUS BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS.
* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PORT BAY...
FAIR HAVEN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD GO TO A SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF POSSIBLE REMAIN
BELOW DECK TO AVOID THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
HIGH WAVES MAY QUICKLY CAPSIZE YOUR CRAFT. BOATS IN PORT SHOULD NOT
VENTURE OUT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4329 7713 4336 7701 4335 7697 4339 7696
4350 7677 4336 7667 4331 7671 4333 7672
4333 7675 4331 7678 4329 7690 4327 7694
4326 7702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 236DEG 36KT 4324 7699 FROST ADVISORY Issue Date: 1015 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 200 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
MIZ016-017-019>023-025>029-031>034-231615-
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EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-
BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE
415 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE AWAY
FROM THE GREAT LAKES...AND IN THE LOW LYING AREAS PROTECTED
FROM WIND.
IMPACTS...
* COLD TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF
PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE
OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
&& WINTER STORM WARNING Issue Date: 543 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
MTZ002-003-043-231800-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0003.130523T1543Z-130523T1800Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
943 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MDT TODAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING.
THE HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO
BREAK CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED BRANCHES. SLUSHY ROADWAYS
ARE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY
83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...FLATHEAD
VALLEY...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY
LAKE TO CONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
&& WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY Issue Date: 1254 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
MTZ009-048-232100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130524T1800Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS
454 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET THEN DIMINISH TO LIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER NOON TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
BEFORE ENDING WITH SNOW LEVELS CONTINUING AROUND 5500 FEET. TEMPERATURES
AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ON
ROADWAYS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...HOWEVER HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED OVER MARIS PASS...WHILE ABOVE 7000 FEET ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET.
* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVELERS OVER MARIAS PASS SHOULD EXPECT REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY SOME MINOR SLUSH BUILDUP ON THE
ROADWAY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THOSE VENTURING TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET IN GLACIER NATIONAL
PARK AND IN THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS.
* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE
VISIT. WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&& LAKE WIND ADVISORY Issue Date: 1143 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 1200 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
MTZ016-017-021>023-241000-
/O.EXT.KGGW.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130524T1000Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE
343 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
FORT PECK LAKE...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FORT PECK LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE ROUGH
AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP
OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO FORT PECK
LAKE. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.
&& FLASH FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 532 AM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...RENWICK DAM SITUATION...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RENWICK DAM ON THE TONGUE RIVER. WATER
REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE DAM SITE AND IS BEING HELD BACK BY A
CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM STRUCTURE. ALSO...
OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEVERAL RETENTION DAMS WEST OF
RENWICK DAM.
AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF THE
RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE.
NDZ008-241800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PEMBINA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVALIER
1032 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA...PEMBINA COUNTY.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* WATER REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE RENWICK DAM AND IS BEING HELD
BACK BY A CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM
STRUCTURE. OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DAM AND THE NEW
CLAY LEVEE FOR ANY EROSION.
* AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF
THE RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&& FLASH FLOOD WARNING Issue Date: 439 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 745 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MCCLAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
CENTRAL KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE FROM EASTERN PARTS
OF CANADIAN COUNTY INTO OKLAHOMA AND CLEVELAND COUNTIES. FLOODING
IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS MORNING.
CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODING OR RUNNING
BANKFULL AND SOME ROADWAYS ARE BLOCKED BY HIGH WATER. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE OKLAHOMA
CITY... NORMAN...EDMOND...MIDWEST CITY...MOORE...DEL CITY...EL
RENO...KINGFISHER...STELLA...YUKON...BETHANY...CONCHO...
MUSTANG...THE VILLAGE...WARR ACRES...CHOCTAW...PURCELL...
NEWCASTLE...NOBLE...TUTTLE...NICHOLS HILLS...SPENCER...PIEDMONT...
SLAUGHTERVILLE...NICOMA PARK...LEXINGTON...GOLDSBY...OKARCHE...
CASHION AND WASHINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 9716 3487 9717 3524 9779 3587 9818
3601 9774 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY Issue Date: 506 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 300 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY
EARLY THIS EVENING...
.THE COMBINATION OF A SOUTHWEST WIND PUSHING WATER UP THE BAY AND
A HIGH SPRING TIDE WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN A
FEW SPOTS ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE BETWEEN
7 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.
RIZ002-004>007-232315-
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SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
1106 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* LOCATION...NARRAGANSETT BAY SHORELINE IN RHODE ISLAND.
* COASTAL FLOODING...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
VULNERABLE AREAS.
* TIMING...WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF THE HIGH TIDE...WHICH OCCURS
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.
* IMPACTS...A FEW SHORE ROADS AND POSSIBLY A FEW BASEMENTS WILL BE
FLOODED AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENING HIGH TIDE. THE FLOODING
COULD BE EXACERBATED IF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PRODUCE FRESH WATER
RUNOFF AT THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
NARRAGANSETT BAY - FOX POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.2 23/07 PM 6.0 1.2 2 MINOR
5.1 24/08 AM 5.1 0.0 1 NONE
6.1 25/08 PM 6.1 0.0 1-2 NONE
5.3 25/09 AM 5.3 0.0 3 NONE
6.3 25/09 PM 6.3 0.0 3 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - CONIMICUT POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.7 23/07 PM 5.5 1.2 2 MINOR
5.2 24/08 AM 4.8 0.4 1 NONE
5.9 25/08 PM 5.8 0.1 1-2 NONE
5.0 25/09 AM 5.0 0.0 3 NONE
6.0 25/09 PM 6.0 0.0 3 NONE
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- --------
504
-- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.1 23/07 PM 4.2 0.9 5-6 NONE
3.5 24/08 AM 3.3 0.2 5-6 NONE
4.5 25/08 PM 4.4 0.1 5-6 NONE
3.6 25/08 AM 3.4 0.2 6 NONE
4.5 25/09 PM 4.5 0.0 5 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.2 23/07 PM 3.3 0.9 3-4 NONE
3.0 24/08 AM 2.9 0.1 3-4 NONE
3.8 24/09 PM 3.7 0.1 4 NONE
3.1 25/09 AM 3.0 0.1 4 NONE
3.7 25/10 PM 3.7 0.0 3-4 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.1 23/07 PM 4.9 1.2 2 NONE
4.5 24/08 AM 4.1 0.4 1-2 NONE
5.3 25/08 PM 5.2 0.1 1-2 NONE
4.3 25/08 AM 4.2 0.1 3 NONE
5.3 25/09 PM 5.3 0.0 3 NONE FREEZE WARNING Issue Date: 533 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 200 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...UNSEASONABLY COLD NIGHT EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...
.A CHILLY CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE AREA
TODAY ON NORTH WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES...COOL DRY
AIR...AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO
UNSEASONABLY COLD LEVELS TONIGHT. COLD-SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL
REQUIRE PROTECTION TO ENSURE THEIR SURVIVAL.
WIZ005-010>013-018-019-021-240000-
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VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO
1033 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CDT FRIDAY...
* LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY COLD SPOTS
COULD HAVE TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 20 DEGREES.
* THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...
RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. THIS WILL LIKELY KILL ANY COLD-
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
* FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES
THEN WILL NOT BE AS COLD AS THOSE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.
COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT IS LEFT UNPROTECTED WILL LIKELY BE
KILLED. IF POSSIBLE...SHELTER ANY COLD-SENSITIVE PLANTS IN A
GARAGE OR SHED OVERNIGHT. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE...COVER THE
PLANTS WITH A TARP OR CLOTH.
&& DENSE FOG ADVISORY Issue Date: 339 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 600 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
...DENSE FOG TO CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMIT THROUGH MID MORNING...
.MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WILL MAINTAIN
AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SUMMIT AND EASTERN
FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.
WYZ116-117-231600-
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SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
739 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 318 AND 355.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&& AIR QUALITY ALERT Issue Date: 155 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 800 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...BLOWING DUST HEALTH ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE POWDER
RIVER BASIN OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.
THE WYOMING AIR QUALITY DIVISION RECOMMENDS THE ELDERLY...YOUNG
CHILDREN...AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AVOID EXCESSIVE
PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THIS
TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH
IMPACTS...THE AIR QUALITY DIVISION ALSO ADVISES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE POOR AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS. HIGH WIND WARNING Issue Date: 137 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013 Expiration: 500 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
WYZ054>056-058-231945-
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NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...NEWCASTLE
537 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND
DAMAGE ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS. SUDDEN WIND
GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN
LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE
BLOWING DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
&&
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