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WWCN20 CWWG 281206
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:06 A.M. CST SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE WINNIPEG - NORTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA
LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED. THE COLDEST WIND
CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN MINUS 40 AND MINUS 45.
BITTERLY COLD AIR IS SWEEPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PRAIRIES
TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE COLDEST
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
THE WIND CHILL WILL MODERATE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
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
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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