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WWCN16 CWHX 230228
WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:58 P.M. NST FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2024.
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WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNING FOR:
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.
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==DISCUSSION==
VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING
TIME SPAN: SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING THEN POTENTIALLY
AGAIN BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM GUSTS: EASTERLY UP TO 150 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA.
REMARKS: EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 100 TO 120 KM/H WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY MORNING THEN FURTHER INCREASE TO 130 TO 150 KM/H SATURDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WRECKHOUSE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT ONCE THE WINDS SUBSIDE IN THE EVENING SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AS SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS MAY STRENGTHEN AGAIN BRIEFLY
OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 110 KM/H POSSIBLE.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE
TO HIGH WINDS.
WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK
OF DAMAGING WINDS.
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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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