GALE FORCE WARNING

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE CACHE VALLEY...THE WASATCH FRONT INCLUDING
OGDEN...SALT LAKE CITY AND PROVO AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE
DESERT, GREAT SALT LAKE AND MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG
THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SOUTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND
ACROSS UTAH COUNTY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES
ON THE BENCHES IS EXPECTED. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND
MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW...MIXED WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE
VALLEY FLOORS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS TO
AROUND 5000 FEET THIS MORNING...BEFORE QUICKLY FALLING BACK TO
THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY FROM
THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: PASSES ALONG I-80 WILL LIKELY REMAIN SNOWPACKED
THROUGH TONIGHT...AND TRAVELERS ALONG I-80 SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL THIS
MORNING WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ALONG THE
BENCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
ESPECIALLY SLICK CONDITIONS AS EARLIER SNOW MAY CAUSE ICY
CONDITIONS ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS ICE WILL BE COVERED WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL DURING THE COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

Dave Shearer

Harbormaster

Great Salt Lake State Marina

801-209-9142