WWCN16 CWHX 210039

YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:09 P.M. NDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. 



LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 30 CM. 



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

WRECKHOUSE AREA. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT: NORTHWESTERLY 60 TO 80 

KM/H. 



TIME SPAN: SATURDAY UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 



REMARKS: SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY, AT 

TIMES, IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN 

THE WRECKHOUSE AREA, WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 

BLOWING SNOW ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL 

FURTHER DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE 

WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO. 

VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY AS THE 

SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. CONSIDER 

POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL 

CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE 

TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER (SUCH AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, WIND 

AND RAIN) ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 



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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