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WWCN19 CWVR 092239
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:39 P.M. MST TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
WATSON LAKE
CASSIAR MOUNTAINS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: WIND CHILL VALUES REACHING MINUS 45.
WHEN: TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
WHERE: CASSIAR MOUNTAINS AND WATSON LAKE.
REMARKS: AN ARCTIC HIGH APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES
AND VERY COLD CONDITIONS TONIGHT. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH THESE
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 45 AT
TIMES. THE EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
FRIDAY.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
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.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)YTSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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