GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users,

Well, Winter is two and a half months late.  But it is HERE!

40mph northwest winds,  rapidly dropping temperatures,  horizontal snow with visibility about 100 feet. Lightning and thunder.  And the largest positive storm surge in years.

And this is just round one of a three day storm.

We will keep you updated on snow totals, snow clearing from docks and roads along with any storm damage through the next few days.  I would not recommend traveling to the marina tonight or tomorrow morning.  Below is a summary of the pertinent information from the NWS STORM WARNING (which you will notice lasts until Friday – that is a particularly long warning for them):

SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...

323 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS AND THE SOUTHERN
WASATCH FRONT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
VALLEY FLOORS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BENCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE COLD
FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND
THE FRONT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL
MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THIS EVENING ALONG ALL AREA ROADWAYS
INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15...80 AND 215 DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW.
INTERMITTENT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.
USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX