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WWCN16 CWHX 190244  
YELLOW WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND  
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 12:14 A.M. NDT SUNDAY 19 APRIL 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 PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED.  
 
TIME SPAN: SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.  
 
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE  
AREA.  
 
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES  
WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. DISRUPTIONS TO SERVICES AND  
TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
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 X USING (HASH)NLWX.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/NLWO  
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