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WWCN02 CYZX 211623
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR 5 WING GOOSE BAY PREPARED BY THE JOINT
METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE AT 12:23 PM AST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
LOCATION: 5 WING GOOSE BAY (CYYR)
TYPE: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: WIND CHILL INDEX OF MINUS 35 OR COLDER
VALID: UNTIL 23/1400Z (UNTIL 23/1000 AST)
COMMENTS: AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL DESCEND UPON THE REGION OVER THE
COMING DAYS. MODERATE WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL BRING WIND
CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 35 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, GIVING A BREAK FROM WIND
CHILL AT THE MINUS 35 THRESHOLD, HOWEVER WILL RETURN AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY.
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WIND CHILL INDEX
-25 TO -39: INCREASING RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES.
-40 TO -47: HIGH RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES.
-48 TO -54: VERY HIGH RISK OF FROSTBITE.
EXPOSED SKIN AREAS CAN FREEZE IN 2 TO 5 MINUTES.
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