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WWCN11 CWNT 112318
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:18 P.M. MST WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
DELINE
COLVILLE LAKE.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 50 CONTINUE.
CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE BY THURSDAY MORNING BUT COLD AIR WILL MOVE
BACK INTO THE AREA STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NTSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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