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WWCN01 CYZX 162111
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR CFB GREENWOOD PREPARED BY METOC HALIFAX AT
5:11 PM AST SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2025.
LOCATION: CFB GREENWOOD (CYZX)
TYPE: SNOWFALL ADVISORY ENDED
TYPE: AMBER WIND WARNING IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: SURFACE WIND (MEAN OR GUST) GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 35
KNOTS
VALID: 17/0700Z TO 18/1400Z (17/0300 AST TO 18/1000 AST)
TYPE: FREEZING PRECIPITATION WARNING IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE
VALID: UNTIL 17/0500Z (UNTIL 17/0100 AST)
COMMENTS: CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR IMAGES SHOW THAT SNOW HAS
BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION
EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED. AS A RESULT, SNOWFALL AND ICE
PELLET TOTALS WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 5 CM. 5 TO 10 MM OF
FREEZING RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE
ABOVE ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW
WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND REMAIN STRONG AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STALLS TO THE
NORTH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE ON TUESDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM
WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO TRACK OUT OF THE REGION. A WHITE WIND WARNING
MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE WESTERLY WINDS FOR LATER IN THE DAY MONDAY AS
SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACH 30 KNOTS.
NEXT UPDATE: THIS BULLETIN WILL BE UPDATED BY 17/0930Z (17/0530 AST)
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