...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: SAN RAFAEL SWELL INCLUDING GREEN RIVER HANKSVILLE AND I-70...SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS INCLUDING RICHFIELD AND MANTI...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...MILFORD AND CEDAR CITY ALONG WITH INTERSTATE 15...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK INCLUDING SAINT GEORGE...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING KANAB...AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* TIMING: DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG EAST- WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 6 ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH AND HIGHWAY 89 ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. INTERSTATE 15 AND OTHER ROADWAYS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE AFFECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...UMBRELLAS AND TRAMPOLINES WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME AIRBORNE IF NOT SECURED. STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH WATERS ON AREA LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.