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WWCN02 CYZX 191741
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR 5 WING GOOSE BAY PREPARED BY THE JOINT
METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE AT 1:40 PM AST SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2020.
LOCATION: 5 WING GOOSE BAY (CYYR)
TYPE: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: WIND CHILL INDEX OF MINUS 35 OR COLDER
VALID: 20/0100Z TO 20/1700Z (19/2100 AST TO 20/1300 AST)
COMMENTS: AN ARCTIC AIR MASS COMBINED WITH STEADY WESTERLY WINDS IS
EXPECTED TO GIVE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 35 AND MINUS
40 TONIGHT AT GOOSE BAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED TO FALL
BELOW MINUS 35 THIS EVENING AND THEN WARM ABOVE THE ADVISORY
CRITERION MONDAY NEAR NOON.
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WIND CHILL INDEX
-25 TO -39: INCREASING RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES.
-40 TO -47: HIGH RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES.
-48 TO -54: VERY HIGH RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 2 TO 5 MINUTES.
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NEXT UPDATE: THIS BULLETIN WILL BE UPDATED BY 20/0500Z (20/0100 AST)
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