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WWCN18 CWVR 060011
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:11 P.M. PST MONDAY 5 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ABOUT 30 CM IS EXPECTED.
WHERE: COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.
WHEN: TUESDAY MORNING TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO INTERIOR BC WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOW TO THE COQUIHALLA SUMMIT ON TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PASS LATE
TUESDAY BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO AN
UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW.
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL EASE TO A FEW FLURRIES EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND
CHAINS.
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.
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
END/PSPC
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