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WWUS75 KGJT 061421  
NPWGJT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
821 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
 
COZ006-062230-  
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.240406T1700Z-240407T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KGJT.FZ.A.0001.240407T0800Z-240407T1600Z/  
GRAND VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND JUNCTION, FRUITA, AND PALISADE  
821 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-  
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...GRAND VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM  
MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS  
COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY  
DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
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.  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TO PREVENT  
FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES THEY SHOULD  
BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE  
IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-  
GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.  
 

 
 

 
 
UTZ022-027-062230-  
/O.EXA.KGJT.FZ.A.0001.240407T0800Z-240407T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.240406T1700Z-240407T0300Z/  
SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLANDING, MOAB, AND CASTLE VALLEY  
821 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-  
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST UTAH AND ARCHES/GRAND FLAT.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM  
MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS  
COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY  
DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
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.  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TO PREVENT  
FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES THEY SHOULD  
BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE  
IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-  
GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ001-007-008-011-014-021>023-UTZ024-062230-  
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.240406T1700Z-240407T0300Z/  
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-  
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-  
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-  
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-  
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RANGELY, DINOSAUR, DE BEQUE, NEW CASTLE,  
MESA, PARACHUTE, RIFLE, SILT, EAGLE, EDWARDS, GLENWOOD SPRINGS,  
CARBONDALE, MONTROSE, HOTCHKISS, DELTA, GUNNISON, CIMARRON,  
CORTEZ, DOVE CREEK, MANCOS, DURANGO, BAYFIELD, IGNACIO,  
PAGOSA SPRINGS, VERNAL, AND BALLARD  
821 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL  
COLORADO AND EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
UTZ029-062230-  
/O.EXA.KGJT.FZ.A.0001.240407T0800Z-240407T1600Z/  
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK,  
DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK, AND FRY CANYON  
821 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
 
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM  
MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TO PREVENT  
FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES THEY SHOULD  
BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE  
IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-  
GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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