WWCN16 CWHX 061824

YELLOW WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:54 P.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND - FOR:

=NEW= CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED. 



TIME SPAN: THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 100 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA.



HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. 



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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.



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