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WWCN16 CWHX 110926
ORANGE WARNING - WIND
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:56 A.M. NST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
=NEW= BURIN PENINSULA
=NEW= CONNAIGRE
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: BURGEO TO RAMEA, CONNAIGRE AND BURIN PENINSULAS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY 100 KM/H EXCEPT 130 KM/H
ALONG THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO FALL MONDAY AFTERNOON,
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THE SNOW AND VERY
STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT
PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND
UTILITIES.
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
END/NLWO
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