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WWCN16 CWHX 100223
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:53 P.M. NST FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 100 ALONG PARTS OF
THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: SATURDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE COAST
SOUTH OF CAPE RAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
FLURRIES, WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.
HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. DISRUPTIONS
TO SERVICES AND TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
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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