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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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