WWCN11 CWNT 041128
EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:28 A.M. MST SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
      NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO
      WRIGLEY REGION
      NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION
      FORT GOOD HOPE REGION
      DELINE
      COLVILLE LAKE.

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==DISCUSSION==

A MULTI-DAY EPISODE OF VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR -50 WILL 
CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE 
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. 

THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT WARMING TREND IN SOME LOCATIONS TODAY, 
HOWEVER, THESE EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES ARE LIKELY TO RETURN 
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

A WARMING TREND ON MONDAY WILL BRING AN END TO THESE EXTREMELY COLD 
CONDITIONS.

EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK. 

RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH 
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE 
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER. 

WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, 
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND 
TOES. 

COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN, 
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL. 

EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND 
CHILL CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND 
HYPOTHERMIA. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NTSTORM.

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