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FXCN01 CWHF 210911
KEY FORECAST POINTS:
- WIND CHILL AND FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
- A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING.
SHORT RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0600Z 21 JAN TO 0400Z 23 JAN.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED RDPS.
CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM TO HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
GIVE RISE TO WIND CHILL AND FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS. THESE
CONDITIONS ARE ABATED SOMEWHAT BY LIGHTER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING BUT RETURN ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE ON
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONALLY A RAPIDLY MOVING WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTRE
IS EXPECTED TO GIVE A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. UP TO 2 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH SINCE
THIS IS A SMALL FEATURE A SLIGHT VARIATION IN TRACK WILL ALTER
THESE EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
LONG RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0400Z 23 JAN TO 0400Z 26 JAN.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED GDPS.
CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM TO HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: ON THURSDAY A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLIES ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. ON
THURSDAY NIGHT A LOW WILL TRACK JUST OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THIS LOW BUT AT
THIS POINT IT MAY GRAZE THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA GIVING
SNOW ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SKIES CLEAR AS THE
LOW QUICKLY DEPARTS LATER ON FRIDAY IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW. A LIGHT
TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
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