

705

WOCN11 CWWG 162150

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:50 PM CST MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2015.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

=NEW= SOUTHERN MANITOBA.



WINTER IS COMING.



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==DISCUSSION==

AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP

ACROSS THE PROVINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING AN ABRUPT END TO

THE MILD NOVEMBER WEATHER. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TEMPERATURES WILL

PLUMMET TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE

MINUS DOUBLE DIGITS. ALONGSIDE FALLING

TEMPERATURES BLUSTERY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH 60

GUSTING TO 90 KM/H LIKELY. FLURRIES WILL BE ACCOMPANYING THE WINDS

WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. FINALLY,

WITH THE COLD AIR, NORTHWEST WINDS AND OPEN LAKES, SNOW SQUALLS ARE

EXPECTED IN THE LEE OF LAKE MANITOBA AND THE SOUTHERN BASIN

OF LAKE WINNIPEG. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY NIGHT AS WINDS

BEGIN TO DIMINISH.



THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS AS

WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED OR EXTENDED.



PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FROM ENVIRONMENT

CANADA AT WWW.WEATHER.GC.CA



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