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WWCN17 CWHX 070140
COASTAL FLOODING WARNING
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:40 P.M. AST THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2025.
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COASTAL FLOODING WARNING FOR:
LABRADOR COASTLINE: NAIN TO NATUASHISH
LABRADOR COASTLINE: HOPEDALE AND VICINITY.
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==DISCUSSION==
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COAST DUE TO THE
FOLLOWING HAZARD(S): MODERATE STORM SURGE. VERY HIGH TIDES. HIGHER
THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS.
LOCATIONS: COASTAL LABRADOR FROM NAIN TO NUNAKSALUK ISLAND,
ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST-FACING SHORELINES.
TIME SPAN: FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING. MOST SIGNIFICANT
NEAR HIGH TIDE.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS: EXCEEDING HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE, WITH WATER
INUNDATING VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF COASTLINE.
HIGH TIDE TIMES:
6:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING.
6:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH TIDES, LARGE WAVES, AND STORM
SURGE WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST.
LARGE WAVES CAN CAUSE COASTAL EROSION IN VULNERABLE AREAS, AS WELL
AS DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE SHORELINE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE LACK OF SEA ICE COULD LEAD TO COASTAL FLOODING IN
AREAS THAT HAVE TYPICALLY NOT EXPERIENCED IT IN THE PAST.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO FLOODING
AND/OR DEBRIS, SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD AND ROCKS. DAMAGE TO ANCHORED OR
BEACHED BOATS, WHARFS, BOAT HOUSES OR FISHING STAGES ALONG THE
SHORELINE IS LIKELY. COASTAL FLOODING WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN HIGH
WATER LEVELS POSE A THREAT TO COASTAL REGIONS DUE TO TIDES, STORM
SURGE AND/OR WAVES.
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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