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WWCN19 CWVR 101151
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:51 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS
HAINES ROAD - HAINES JUNCTION TO PLEASANT CAMP.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF -45 OR LOWER.
WHEN: TODAY TO THURSDAY MORNING FOR HAINES ROAD AND TO FRIDAY
MORNING FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
WHERE: SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND HAINES ROAD.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TERRITORY IS
BRINGING COLD TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF
THE TWO WILL GENERATE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF -45 OR LOWER.
TEMPERATURES RISE SLOWLY ON THURSDAY OVER THE HAINES ROAD AND ON
FRIDAY OVER THE SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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