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WWCN13 CWVR 241143
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:43 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
CASSIAR MOUNTAINS
WATSON LAKE
TESLIN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50.
WHEN: NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: WHITEHORSE, TESLIN, KLUANE LAKE, CHAMPAGNE LANDING, WATSON
LAKE AND CASSIAR MOUNTAINS.
REMARKS: AN ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BRINGING VERY COLD
CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN YUKON. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH FRIGID
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS MINUS
50.
SOME MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.
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.
COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND CHILL
CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
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.
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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