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FOCN45 CWWG 151200
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER DISCUSSION ISSUED BY THE PRAIRIE AND ARCTIC STORM
PREDICTION CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM CDT SUNDAY MARCH
15 2026.
ALERTS IN EFFECT...COLD WARNING FOR POND INLET, GJOA HAVEN, TALOYOAK,
AND FORT CHIPEWYAN AB.
SYNOPTIC OVERVIEW...
THE 00Z UPPER ANALYSES REVEALED A LARGE UPPER LOW COMPLEX OVER THE
CANADIAN ARCTIC, WITH FLOW AROUND THIS COMPLEX CONTAINING SEVERAL
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS.
THE SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM ALASKA
THROUGH THE PRAIRIES. DEEP LOW OVER NEBRASKA, WEAKENING LOW OVER THE
FOXE BASIN.
DISCUSSION...
AB/NT...FAIRLY QUIET DAY TODAY ALTHOUGH ON THE COLDER SIDE OF AVERAGE
WITH A ARCTIC RIDGE CRESTING OVERHEAD. NEXT IMPULSE CURRENTLY
CROSSING THE PACIFIC WILL ARRIVE IN BC TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT ACROSS NWRN AB AND THE SW NWT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 10 CM ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM RE-DEVELOPS EAST OF THE
ROCKIES. SOME FZRA IS POSSIBLE TO THE NW OF EDMONTON AS WELL BUT
PROFILES DON'T LOOK ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE. FURTHER SOUTH, THE STORY
WILL BE WIND IN SW AB WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 90 KM/H POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.
EASTERN ARCTIC..COLD AIRMASS REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION, BUT ONLY POND INLET QUALIFYING FOR EXTREME COLD WARNING.
LOW OVER NEBRASKA WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BAFFIN ISLAND
LATE TUE INTO WED, LIKELY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
SK/MB...NIL SIG WX.
END/FULTON/VAN LOCHEM
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