WWCN11 CWVR 122143

YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 1:43 P.M. PST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:

=NEW= NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE.



YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - 

WINTER STORM - FOR:

      NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



WHAT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 CM. 



WHERE: NORTH COAST - INLAND INCLUDING TERRACE, PARTS OF HIGHWAY 37 

AND HIGHWAY 16. 



WHEN: TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING. 



REMARKS: A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND 

SATURDAY SPREADING SNOW TO INLAND AREAS OF THE NORTH COAST. HEAVY 

SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR TERRACE. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN 

SOUTH OF TERRACE LATE SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF 

SATURDAY EVENING. 



STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS MAY BRING DRIFTING SNOW TO LOCALIZED AREAS, 

REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND INCREASE THE RISK OF POWER OUTAGES.



TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE 

POSSIBLE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. 



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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