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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
520 PM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-061300-
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-
520 PM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING TO THE
SOUTH OF A DRY COLD FRONT CROSSING THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH MID
EVENING.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE NORTH OF THE FRONT...
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH THE
OUTLOOK AREA. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT AND THE COLDER
AIRMASS WILL BRING A THREAT OF LOCAL FROST TO THE CACHE VALLEY AND
THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

FALL-LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA FOR MONDAY
WITH LOCAL FROST POSSIBLE IN THE CACHE VALLEY AND THE SANPETE AND
SEVIER VALLEYS EARLY MONDAY.

A NEW PACIFIC TROUGH SETTLING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH
MIDWEEK WILL PRODUCE A WARMING TREND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WITH
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SOME MOISTURE COULD ALSO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING
THIS TIME BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF
THESE TUESDAY EVENING COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER WESTERN UTAH EARLY
THURSDAY...THEN CROSS THE STATE BY THURSDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES
WILL AGAIN PLUNGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH COOL TEMPERATURES
LINGERING INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WEEKEND.

THERE IS A THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SECOND COLD
FRONT...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR SATURDAY.

.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)

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