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WWCN14 CWWG 021840
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:40 P.M. CST MONDAY 2 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
URANIUM CITY - CAMSELL PORTAGE
FOND-DU-LAC - STONY RAPIDS
WOLLASTON LAKE - COLLINS BAY.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - ENDED FOR:
CREE LAKE - KEY LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 45 ARE EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE BY THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO MOST COMMUNITIES TONIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50 WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE REGION UNTIL MID-WEEK.
WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN,
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND
TOES.
DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT.
SYNTHETIC AND WOOL FABRICS PROVIDE GOOD INSULATION.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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