Update
Storm Warning issued for
Great Salt Lake Marina Area
and Great Salt
Lake
Although little to no precipitation is associated with
this approaching cold front, the wind will be substantial enought to warrant a
Storm Warning.
Due to the marina being on the north tip of the Oquirrh
mountains, gusts could be in excess of 75mph at times.
Storm Warning
Gusts
of 46 to 65 knots (53 to 75 mph) are possible. Dangerous sea conditions are
possible for the Great Salt Lake Marina Area. Lightning is possible for the Great Salt
Lake Marina Area
Below is the statement by the National Weather
Service.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY UT
405 AM MDT MON APR 14 2008
...STRONG COLD FRONT
HEADED FOR UTAH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH UTAH
AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING TODAY.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT.
THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OVER THE WESTERN UTAH VALLEYS AND ALL OF THE UTAH
MOUNTAINS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST UTAH MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN
SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. COOL HIGH
PRESSURE
RETURNS BY MID-WEEK. ONLY LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED
WITH
THIS SPRING STORM.
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SALT
LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
405 AM MDT MON
APR 14 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM MDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS
ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
AM
MDT TUESDAY.
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND
MOUNTAINS AND
FOR THE TOOELE AND SALT LAKE VALLEYS.
SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL REACH 25
TO 35 MPH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...AND SHIFT
TO NORTHWEST...BEFORE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE WENDOVER TO DUGWAY
AREAS AND WITHIN
THE TOOELE AND RUSH VALLEYS.
THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
CROSS-WINDS ON ROADS
SUCH AS I-80 FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO WENDOVER. AREAS OF
BLOWING
DUST AND DIRT MAY ALSO DEVELOP WHICH COULD SEVERELY
RESTRICT
VISIBILITY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.