WWCN16 CWHX 230838
WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:08 A.M. NST SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2024.
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WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNING FOR:
      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.

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==DISCUSSION==

VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING

TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING THEN POTENTIALLY AGAIN 
BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

MAXIMUM GUSTS: EASTERLY UP TO 150 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. 

REMARKS: EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 100 TO 120 KM/H WILL DEVELOP THIS 
MORNING THEN FURTHER INCREASE TO 130 TO 150 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON 
BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. 

MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WRECKHOUSE AREA TONIGHT 
ONCE THE WINDS SUBSIDE IN THE EVENING SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE 
FORECASTS AS SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS MAY STRENGTHEN AGAIN BRIEFLY 
OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 110 KM/H POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE 
TO HIGH WINDS. 

WRECKHOUSE WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK 
OF DAMAGING WINDS. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.

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