GSL SLIP RENTERS AND MARINA USERS. A Hurricane Force Warning will be issued at the Great Salt Lake effective tomorrow morning at 9am The National Weather Service has posted the following warning for tomorrow: High Wind Warning Until 6/16/2010 10:00:00 PM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 316 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY... .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT... /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0009.100616T1600Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL... SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE 316 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE HIGHEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE MOST LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 IN THE SOUTHERN SALT LAKE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG OR FURTHER INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND SALT LAKE/TOOELE VALLEYS MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL AFFECT WIND-SENSITIVE OPERATIONS AND RESULT IN DRIVING DIFFICULTIES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLISTS SHOULD TAKE ADDED PRECAUTION. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND WITHIN CONSTRUCTION ZONES AND SITES. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SUCH AS FREE STANDING SIGNS AND CONES SHOULD BE SECURED. ADDITIONALLY...RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE OUTDOOR BELONGINGS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRAMPOLINES. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142