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WWCN15 CWNT 181617
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE HIGH ARCTIC AREA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:17 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
=NEW= RESOLUTE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 55 WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING, BUT WIND
CHILLS NEAR MINUS 55 MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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