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WWCN19 CWVR 191302
WIND WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:02 A.M. MST SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2025.
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WIND WARNING FOR:
HAINES JUNCTION
KLUANE LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY.
WHAT:
BURWASH AREA: STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 60 KM/H GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 90.
HAINES JUNCTION AREA: THREAT OF ROTOR WINDS WITH NORTHERLY GUSTS OF
90 KM/H.
STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DRIFTING SNOW.
WHEN:
BURWASH: LATE THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES JUNCTION: THIS MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CROSS THE
REGION ON MONDAY.
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM, A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO VERY
GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE KLUANE LAKE REGION. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING, AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY
AFTERNOON.
VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO ROTOR WINDS
IMPACTING THE HAINES JUNCTION AREA. VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.
LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED BY THE WIND AND CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE.
HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND FALLEN TREE BRANCHES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
YTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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