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WWCN15 CWNT 152301
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR THE HIGH ARCTIC AREA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:01 P.M. MST FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2024.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
RESOLUTE.
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==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND COMBINE WITH FALLING
SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H ARE POSSIBLE.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE AS WINDS WEAKEN AND SNOW TAPERS OFF BUT REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO
MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN AND GET AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH DRINKING WATER,
FOOD, MEDICINE, A FIRST-AID KIT AND A FLASHLIGHT. FOR INFORMATION ON
EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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