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FOCN45 CWWG 291300
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER DISCUSSION ISSUED BY THE PRAIRIE AND ARCTIC STORM
PREDICTION CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM CST THURSDAY
JANUARY 29 2026.
ALERTS IN EFFECT...NONE.
SYNOPTIC OVERVIEW...
ALOFT, AN UPPER LOW SITS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER RIDGE
EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN U.S. NORTHWARD THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
ALBERTA INTO SOUTHERN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. ADDITIONAL UPPER LOWS
ARE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND BAFFIN BAY, WHILE AN UPPER HIGH
IS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL HUDSON BAY.
AT THE SURFACE, A 970 MB LOW IS POSITIONED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.
RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN U.S. CONTINUES NORTH INTO SOUTHERN BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND TOWARD YUKON. A LEE TROUGH LIES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM VICTORIA ISLAND SOUTHWARD THROUGH
MANITOBA INTO MINNESOTA. A SEPARATE 970 MB LOW IS OVER SOUTHERN
GREENLAND WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH DAVIS STRAIT.
DISCUSSION...
AB/NT/NORTHERN SK...WEAK LOW AND WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD
PAST GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND NORTHERN SK. COUPLE OF CM OF SNOW EXPECTED
TODAY WITH THIS WAVE.
NEXT SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SUBSEQUENT LEE LOW WILL FORM FRIDAY. FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THROUGH
PEACE COUNTRY STARTING IN THE MORNING AND SPREADING EASTWARD DURING
THE DAY. POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY FLURRIES FARTHER NORTH.
KIVALLIQ...GENERALLY QUIET THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. A LOW-PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FRIDAY, BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
TOTAL SNOWFALL 5 TO 10 CM WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
BAFFIN ISLAND...NIL SIG WX.
SOUTHERN SK/MB...LIGHT FLURRIES PERSIST ALONG A SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL
ZONE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN SASKATCHEWAN. NO MAJOR IMPACTS SHORT TERM.
AS THE MACKENZIE LOW DEVELOPS TODAY AND TRACKS TOWARD KIVALLIQ,
NORTHERN MANITOBA WILL SEE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW.
A STRONGER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY NIGHT, POTENTIALLY
BRINGING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PRAIRIES. HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THIS SYSTEM ARE
STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
END/KOKOLSKY/MARK
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