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WWCN16 CWHX 010826
YELLOW WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:56 A.M. NST SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING - FOR:
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: BURGEO - RAMEA - GREY RIVER - FRANCOIS
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: ISLE AUX MORTS - LA POILE
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: CAPE RAY - CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING - REPLACES COASTAL FLOODING
STATEMENT - FOR:
NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: BURGEO - RAMEA - GREY RIVER - FRANCOIS
NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: ISLE AUX MORTS - LA POILE
NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: CAPE RAY - CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COAST DUE TO THE
FOLLOWING HAZARD(S): HIGH STORM SURGE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER
LEVELS.
LOCATIONS: SOUTH COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM CAPE RAY TO FRANCOIS.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY MORNING. MOST SIGNIFICANT NEAR HIGH TIDE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 METRES, BREAKING UPON APPROACH TO
SHORE.
HIGH TIDE: 8:00 AM TO 11:00 AM.
REMARKS: A PEAK IN STORM SURGE COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE WILL DRIVE
WATER BEYOND ITS USUAL REACH, EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO FLOODING
AND/OR DEBRIS, SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD AND ROCKS. PROPERTIES IN COASTAL
LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY SPRAY AND WAVE OVERTOPPING.
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORE TO PREVENT BEING SWEPT OFF ROCKS, INJURED
BY DRIFTWOOD OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. COASTAL FLOODING WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN HIGH WATER LEVELS POSE A THREAT TO COASTAL REGIONS DUE
TO TIDES, STORM SURGE AND/OR WAVES.
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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