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WWCN19 CWVR 181226
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:26 A.M. MST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
PELLY - CARMACKS
FARO - ROSS RIVER
BEAVER CREEK
MAYO
DAWSON.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUES.
WHAT: WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM MINUS 50 TO MINUS 55.
WHEN: NOW THROUGH TO THE WEEKEND.
WHERE: DAWSON, MAYO, FARO-ROSS RIVER, PELLY - CARMACKS AND BEAVER
CREEK.
REMARKS: AN ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BRINGING VERY COLD
CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL YUKON. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH FRIGID
TEMPERATURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GIVE EXTREME WINDCHILL VALUES.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BRIEFLY ON FRIDAY BEFORE PLUMMETING ONCE
MORE ON SATURDAY.
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.
COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND CHILL
CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
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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