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WWCN16 CWHX 100229
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:59 P.M. NST FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY
PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM APPEARS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS: THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 35 CM.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 90 TO 100 KM/H, WITH
POTENTIALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN AREAS PRONE TO ENHANCED EASTERLIES NEAR
PARSON'S POND RIVER AND ST. JOHN BAY.
TIME SPAN: EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: METEOROLOGISTS ARE MONITORING A WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH
APPEARS LIKELY TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS. THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ICE PELLETS OVER AREAS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF THE PENINSULA. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS
LIKELY TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND/OR CANCELLATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED
WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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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