Severe Weather Warning

Rest of Today, August 31st

Gusts exceeding 65 knots (75 mph) with dangerous seas and weather are forecasted for the Great Salt Lake Marina Area. Damage to boats, properly tied and secured in their slips or in dry storage areas, is possible.

A Severe Thunderstorm WATCH has been issued by the NWS for the remainder of the day. A line of thunderstorms, similar to a wall cloud, has formed in extreme west Nevada and the Great Salt Lake Desert and is presantly tracking towards the Great Salt Lake

Text of the NWS Severe Thunderstorm Watch is below:

CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
726 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN UTAH AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING
NORTHWEST UTAH TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG SURFACE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE WASATCH FRONT AND POINTS NORTH AND WEST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE EXPECTED SHOWERS AND STORMS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. RECENT BURN SCARS ALONG THE SALT LAKE AND
UTAH COUNTY PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT WILL BE PRONE TO FLASH
FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM EVEN MODEST RAINFALL EVENTS. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE BURN AREAS. URBAN
FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY HEAVY RAIN EVENTS TODAY.

Are your dock lines in good shape? Is your boat properly secured? Are all personal objects on the boat and in the marina lashed down and secured?

Are your sails properly furled and lashed?

Dave Shearer
Harbormaster
Great Salt Lake Marina

Have you checked your docklines lately?

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