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FOCN45 CWWG 292000
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER DISCUSSION ISSUED BY THE PRAIRIE AND ARCTIC STORM
PREDICTION CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:00 PM 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 SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC NORTHWARD THROUGH BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA INTO SOUTHERN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND YUKON.
ADDITIONAL UPPER LOWS ARE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND NORTHERN
GREENLAND, 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 NEW 1014 MB LOW SITS IN NORTHWESTERN
ALBERTA WITH A WARM FRONT ACROSS 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 CONTINUES 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
TONIGHT. SUBSEQUENT LEE LOW WILL FORM FRIDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN
LIKELY THROUGH PEACE COUNTRY, AND SPREADING EASTWARD DURING THE DAY.
POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY FLURRIES FARTHER NORTH WITH UPWARDS OF 10-15
CM IN FORT LIARD. FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR PEACE
RIVER/GRANDE PRAIRIE THIS AFTERNOON.
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/LUZNY/GRIFFITH
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