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WWCN16 CWNT 212025
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:25 P.M. EST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SANIRAJAK.
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==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER BAFFIN ISLAND WILL CREATE STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER SANIRAJAK, LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
BEGINNING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL
LIKELY REACH UP TO 60 KM/H WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 KM/H ON WEDNESDAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME LOST, REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THE
BLIZZARD HAS PASSED.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF
400 METRES OR LESS ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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