WWCN16 CWHX 201312

YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:42 A.M. NDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY. 



LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY. 



POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 

POSSIBLE. 



POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS SATURDAY: SOUTHEASTERLY 50 KM/H, EXCEPT 80 IN 

THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. 



POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS SATURDAY NIGHT: NORTHWESTERLY 60 TO 80 KM/H. 



TIME SPAN: SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 



REMARKS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 

THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 



TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT. FALLING 

TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND FRESH SNOWFALL WILL 

LIKELY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY BE 

SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. CONSIDER RESCHEDULING TRAVEL 

AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN 

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 



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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