November 2010 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Raging Water Yesterday
by Dave Shearer 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Yesterday's storm was incredible to watch at the marina. Although the wind at the marina was never that bad (66mph top gust), the wind on the lake caused a massive negative storm surge. We lost so much water that several boats, who's keels were resting on the bottom of the lake, were pushed upward in their slip. "Mandala" was pushed up over a foot with the dock lines raising the slip fingers up. Wilburn's boat, and Rob Peterson's boat were pushed up and had their bows completely out of the water. If you touched the side of my boat it would just flop to the other side. The mouth of the marina nearly choked off. And then all that water came back at once. The mouth of the marina looked like a raging river. See attached video. I haven't seen anything like that except at the Columbia River Gorge. It was an amazing site. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Water Report - Snowed In
by Dave Shearer 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. First of all, I would not recommend coming to the marina until afternoon. We are pretty well snowed in here and are working on digging out. Should be done in a few hours. Yes, there is some snow on the boats. But not that much. Most of the snow blew off the boats and into the parking lot. And things are very slick out here. Now for the really good news. If we had no more snow storms for awhile, we already have had enough snow since the first of October that we already have all of our December needs and 41% of our January needs. And yet, we still have two more storms barreling down on us this week. Last night's storm was a record breaker. October was 133% of normal. November is 178% of normal. And we are 202% of normal precipitation for the water year (October - May) to-date. When is the last time you can remember so many Utah ski resorts open before thanksgiving? More information can be found by going to www.gslmarina.com/WaterWatchReport/tabid/67/Default.aspx ITS ALL ABOUT THE SUNSPOTS! Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Raging Water at mouth of marina
by Dave Shearer 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

For those of you that were not able to see the video of the water raging back into the marina this week from the storm surge, you can now view it on the gslmarina web site. Just go to www.gslmarina.com look on the left side of the main page and click on NEW IMPROVED Photo Album Then click on Videos Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Blizzard Warning - GSL Marina
by Dave Shearer 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Blizzard Warning Until 11/24/2010 8:00:00 AM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 358 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010 ...BLIZZARD HEADING FOR UTAH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT. EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-GREAT SALT LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI... PROVO...NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 358 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS, GREAT SALT LAKE AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH SALT LAKE CITY AROUND 6 PM AND PROVO AROUND 7 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. (GUSTS AT THE GREAT SALT LAKE COULD EXCEED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS) * IMPACTS: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO COMPLETE THE EVENING COMMUTE EARLY SO THEY ARE NOT CAUGHT IN THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ...HIGH WIND WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHERN UTAH IN EARLY EVENING BEFORE SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-GREAT SALT LAKE, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER... SNOWVILLE 320 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN DESERTS, GREAT SALT LAKE AND SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. (WINDS AT THE GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA COULD EXCEED HURRICANE FORCE) * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY AND REACH THEIR PEAK LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. CHECK YOUR DOCK LINES!!!! Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Storm Damage Report
by Dave Shearer 21 Nov '10

21 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The Storm Damage Report can be viewed at www.gslmarina.com and then clicking on the NEWS tab. Look for Storm Damage Report at the top of the left hand menu. There is also about six inches of very wet snow on your boats. And there are two more storms coming. You may want to come shovel snow off your boats in the next few days before boats have scuppers pushed below water level and you begin to take on water. Lots of broken dock lines. Many have been repaired by good marina Samaritans. This storm was a very juicy storm. We are now well above our precipitation levels for the whole of November and are putting a lot of water in the bank. This is before the next two storms sock us. CHECK YOUR DOCK LINES!!!! Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Storm Damage
by Dave Shearer 20 Nov '10

20 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users There WILL be a storm damage report sometime today. So far we have the GSLYC Holder 14 flopping around in the parking lot. We have Chacon's Catalina 25 blown sideways into another Catalina 25 in dry storage. We have several vessels with broken dock lines. That seems to be it so far. We have an official top gust of 66mph but we have had several Tooele Twisters which I'm sure have had stronger gusts. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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broken dock lines
by Michael Downie 20 Nov '10

20 Nov '10

I was out checking on my boat today and I noticed that the boat next to me in D-40 has one broken dock line and another ready to break. Thought you might want to pass that along to the owners. Thanks, MiKe Downie

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Lake Level / Turkey Social
by Dave Shearer 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The lake is definitely coming up! Direct Precipitation is up! Snowpack is up! And we have a very juicy storm barreling down on us. Very good start to the water year. It's all about the sun spots (spelled it correctly this time Bry) Although the weather looks a little soggy this weekend, I am still planning on the Annual Turkey Social at the Great Salt Lake Marina. Serving promptly at 4pm. We have set up the yacht club room to accommodate as many people as possible. If you haven't previously RSVP'd, please do so now. If you RSVP'd but don't think you can make it, let me know too. I will be purchasing the turkeys tomorrow. Thanks Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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by GARY WEST 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

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by GARY WEST 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

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