WWCN16 CWHX 030853

YELLOW WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:23 A.M. NST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COASTAL FLOODING - FOR:

      NORTHERN AND WESTERN SHORELINES OF BONAVISTA BAY

      SOUTHERN SHORELINE OF BONAVISTA BAY

      NORTHERN SHORELINE OF TRINITY BAY

      WESTERN SHORELINE OF TRINITY BAY INCL. RANDOM ISLAND

      SOUTHERN SHORELINE OF TRINITY BAY

      EASTERN SHORELINE OF TRINITY BAY

      WESTERN SHORELINE OF CONCEPTION BAY

      SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES OF CONCEPTION BAY INCL. 

         BELL ISLAND

      EASTERN 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. LARGE WAVES. HIGHER THAN 

NORMAL WATER LEVELS.



LOCATIONS: EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING SHORELINES FROM CAPE 

FREELS TO CAPPAHAYDEN. 



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



MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS: 6 TO 8 METRES, BREAKING ON APPROACH TO SHORE. 



HIGH TIDE TIME: 

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



REMARKS: A COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE, LARGE WAVES, AND POUNDING 

SURF, 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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