WWCN16 CWHX 060206

WINTER STORM WARNING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 11:36 P.M. NDT SATURDAY 5 APRIL 2025.

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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM. 



STRONGEST WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 60 KM/H EXCEPT 80 IN THE 

WRECKHOUSE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 



LOCATION: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY. 



TIME SPAN: MIDDAY SUNDAY UNTIL SUNDAY NEAR MIDNIGHT. 



REMARKS: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 CM PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. THE FRESH 

SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO CAUSE 

REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SUNDAY 

EVENING AS PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AND WINDS EASE.



CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 

BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. PREPARE FOR 

QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY 

WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 

BLOWING SNOW. 



WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE 

WINTER WEATHER ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TOGETHER. 



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.



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