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WWCN19 CWVR 232121
STORM SURGE WARNING
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:21 P.M. MST SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025.
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STORM SURGE WARNING FOR:
COASTLINE OF YUKON INCL. HERSCHEL ISLAND.
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==DISCUSSION==
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AT HERSCHEL ISLAND.
AN EVEN STRONGER AND MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
MORNING.
THE HIGHEST WATER LEVEL ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO REACH 20 TO 30 CM
ABOVE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH
EACH SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDE, SOME MINIMAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH
HIGHEST WATER LEVELS REACHING 15 TO 25 CM ABOVE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE.
ON TUESDAY MORNING, A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT IS EXPECTED WITH THE
HIGH TIDE WHERE THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO
50 CM ABOVE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY RECEDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE
FLOODING IS LIKELY.
THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR THE COAST,
INCLUDING BOATS BEACHED OR ANCHORED ALONG THE SHORELINE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST ON X USING (HASH)NTSTORM.
THESE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN WATER LEVELS POSE A FLOODING THREAT
TO COASTAL AREAS.
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