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WWCN13 CWVR 152358
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:58 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
=NEW= CHILCOTIN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED.
WHEN:
MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
WHERE:
CHILCOTIN - SOUTH OF ALEXIS CREEK NEAR THE COAST MOUNTAINS,
TATLAYOKO LAKE
REMARK:
A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE BC COAST WILL TRACK
THROUGH NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY AND MONDAY. A STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY JET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIE ACROSS THE
CHILCOTIN, BRINGING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 90 KM/H THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY TUESDAY MORNING.
HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. PARKS AND
FORESTS WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN SOME DAMAGE.
WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS.
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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