WWCN16 CWHX 020856

YELLOW WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:26 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING - FOR:

      NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: BURGEO - RAMEA - GREY RIVER - FRANCOIS

      NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: ISLE AUX MORTS - LA POILE

      NEWFOUNDLAND COASTLINE: CAPE RAY - CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COAST DUE TO THE 

FOLLOWING HAZARD(S): HIGH STORM SURGE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER 

LEVELS.



LOCATIONS: SOUTH COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM CAPE RAY TO FRANCOIS. 



TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING. MOST SIGNIFICANT NEAR HIGH TIDE. 



MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 METRES, BREAKING UPON APPROACH TO 

SHORE. 



HIGH TIDE: 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. 



REMARKS: A PEAK IN STORM SURGE COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE WILL DRIVE 

WATER BEYOND ITS USUAL REACH, EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL 

TIDE.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO FLOODING 

AND/OR DEBRIS, SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD AND ROCKS. PROPERTIES IN COASTAL 

LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY SPRAY AND WAVE OVERTOPPING. 

STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORE TO PREVENT BEING SWEPT OFF ROCKS, INJURED 

BY DRIFTWOOD OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. COASTAL FLOODING WARNINGS ARE 

ISSUED WHEN HIGH WATER LEVELS POSE A THREAT TO COASTAL REGIONS DUE 

TO TIDES, STORM SURGE AND/OR WAVES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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