WWCN16 CWHX 030849

YELLOW WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:19 A.M. NST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING - FOR:

      SOUTHERN COASTLINE OF THE AVALON PENINSULA.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COAST DUE TO THE 

FOLLOWING HAZARD(S): HIGH STORM SURGE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER 

LEVELS.



LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN FACING SHORELINE OF THE AVALON PENINSULA. 



TIME SPAN: UNTIL MIDDAY TODAY. MOST SIGNIFICANT NEAR HIGH TIDE. 



MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS: 4 TO 6 METRES, BREAKING ON APPROACH TO SHORE. 



HIGH TIDE TIME: 

9:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. 



REMARKS: A COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE, 

WILL PUSH WATER BEYOND ITS USUAL REACH, EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST 

ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO FLOODING 

AND/OR DEBRIS, SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD AND ROCKS. PROPERTIES IN COASTAL 

LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY SPRAY AND WAVE OVERTOPPING. 

STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORE TO PREVENT BEING SWEPT OFF ROCKS, INJURED 

BY DRIFTWOOD OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. COASTAL FLOODING WARNINGS ARE 

ISSUED WHEN HIGH WATER LEVELS POSE A THREAT TO COASTAL REGIONS DUE 

TO TIDES, STORM SURGE AND/OR WAVES. 



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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX. 



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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