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WOCN18 CWVR 172113
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:13 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
WHERE: HIGH ELEVATION PASSES, PARTICULARLY KOOTENAY PASS AND PAULSON
SUMMIT.
WHEN: BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
WHAT: A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILL DROP TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS IS COMBINED WITH
MOISTURE ALOFT AND LIKELY TO RESULT IN SNOW OVER THE HIGH ELEVATION
HIGHWAY PASSES.
AMOUNT: ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10-15CM IN THIS STORM.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE VARIABLE.
HAZARDS: SNOW MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS AND VISIBILITIES MAY
BE GREATLY REDUCED, LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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