WWCN16 CWHX 070846
WIND WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:16 A.M. NST FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2025.
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WIND WARNING FOR:
      BAY ST. GEORGE
      CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
      GROS MORNE.

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==DISCUSSION==

STRONG WINDS WITH SEVERE AND DAMAGING GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OR 
OCCURRING.

MAXIMUM GUSTS: 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 130 IN AREAS PRONE TO ENHANCED 
SOUTHEASTERLIES. 

LOCATIONS: BAY ST. GEORGE TO GROS MORNE. 

TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

REMARKS: LOCAL ENHANCEMENT IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TYPICALLY OCCURRS 
IN THE VICINITIES OF CAPE ST. GEORGE, PORT AU PORT BAY, THE OUTER 
BAY OF ISLANDS, TROUT RIVER BAY, BONNE BAY, WESTERN BROOK POND AND 
ST. PAULS BAY.

DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, SUCH AS TO ROOF SHINGLES AND WINDOWS, MAY 
OCCUR. MOTORISTS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, MAY EXPECT 
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS SUBJECT TO STRONG CROSS 
WINDS. 

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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