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WWCN16 CWHX 031829  
YELLOW WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND  
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 3:59 P.M. NDT MONDAY 3 AUGUST 2026.  
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND - FOR:  
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.  
 
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE  
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH  
 
==DISCUSSION==  
 
A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED.  
 
TIME SPAN: TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 100 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA.  
 
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES  
WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND.  
 
WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF  
DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING  
(HASH)NLWX.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/NLWO  
 
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