Cool ride in - it was nice being back on the bike after a few weeks off due to rare (for me) illness and recovery.
The ride home looks interesting:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Salt Lake City, UT
Mon, Mar 21, 2011, 5:24 AM MDT
... WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH FRONT SOUTH OF OGDEN AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROUTES SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80 WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.