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WOCN17 CWHX 281432
YELLOW ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:32 A.M. AST SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
UPPER LAKE MELVILLE
EAGLE RIVER
NAIN AND VICINITY
HOPEDALE AND VICINITY
POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK
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 COASTAL LABRADOR
BETWEEN NAIN AND RIGOLET.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: NEAR 5 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 60 KM/H SHIFTING TO SOUTHWESTERLY
70 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS STRENGTHENING WINDS COMBINE
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. 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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