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FXCN01 CWHF 180758
KEY FORECAST POINTS:
- FAIR WEATHER UNDER RIDGE TODAY.
- STRONG WINDS, CLOUDY AND WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG
SATURDAY.
SHORT RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0600Z 18 APR TO 0300Z 20 APR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED RDPS.
CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: MAINLY SUNNY TODAY. SW WINDS UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON. INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT. TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INTO REGION SATURDAY GIVING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY DRIZZLE,
FOG AND MIST DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING MORE EXTENSIVE
IN THE EVENING.
LONG RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0300Z 20 APR TO 0300Z 23 APR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED GDPS.
CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: LOW SLIDING INTO GULF OF ST LAWRENCE THEN NFLD
SUNDAY. COLD FNT MOVING THROUGH LOCAL AREA EARLY IN THE DAY.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SHOWERS ENDING
AND FOG AND MIST DISSIPATING. COOLING TEMPS AND STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NW FLOW IN WAKE OF COLD FNT. RIDGE BUILDING FOR MONDAY GIVING FAIR
WEATHER AND EASING WINDS. AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO IMPACT
REGION TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND INCREASING SE FLOW.
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