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WWCN17 CWHX 111926
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:26 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK
RIGOLET AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: LABRADOR COAST FROM MAKKOVIK TO RIGOLET.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM (THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY
EVENING).
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H (FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING).
REMARKS: A DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM APPEARS LIKELY TO BRING ADVERSE
WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND
UTILITIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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
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