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WWCN16 CWWG 121758
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:58 A.M. MST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE
M.D. OF GREENVIEW NEAR FOX CREEK
WOODLANDS CO. NEAR CARSON-PEGASUS PROV. PARK
WOODLANDS CO. NEAR GOOSE LAKE
BIG LAKES COUNTY NEAR SWAN HILLS
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING
SLAVE LAKE
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 40 CONTINUE.
THE COLD WILL MODERATE IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL RETURN
TONIGHT.
COLD AND WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 40 WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE PRAIRIES OVER THE WEEKEND.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)ABSTORM.
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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