WWCN11 CWVR 121202

YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:02 A.M. PST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025.

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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING KITIMAT

      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.



WHAT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 25 TO 35 CM . 



WHERE: NORTH COAST - INLAND FROM KITIMAT NORTHWARDS ALONG HIGHWAY 

37. 



WHEN: SATURDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING. 



REMARKS: A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON SATURDAY 

SPREADING SNOW TO INLAND AREAS OF THE NORTH COAST BEGINNING ON 

SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR KITIMAT 

WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AT TERRACE. FREEZING RAIN COULD 

POSSIBLY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW 

IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL 

ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY MORNING.



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

SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME TRAVEL DELAYS ARE 

POSSIBLE. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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