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WOCN17 CWHX 271936
YELLOW ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW
FOR LABRADOR
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:36 P.M. AST FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
=NEW= UPPER LAKE MELVILLE
=NEW= EAGLE RIVER
=NEW= NAIN AND VICINITY
=NEW= HOPEDALE AND VICINITY
=NEW= POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK
=NEW= RIGOLET AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN SOME
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS: UPPER LAKE MELVILLE, EAGLE RIVER AND THE LABRADOR COAST
BETWEEN NAIN AND RIGOLET.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: NEAR 5 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 60 KM/H SHIFTING TO SOUTHWESTERLY
70 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS STRENGTHENING WINDS COMBINE
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD POOR VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
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.
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