WINTER STORM WARNING: Fredericton and Southern York CountyIssued at 4:45 AM AST SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER 2008
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CENTIMETRES WITH STRONG WINDS GIVING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EMERGING FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT AND THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE ON MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TODAY REACHING THE ACADIAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. GENERAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CENTIMETRES ARE FORECAST EXCEPT CLOSER TO 40 CENTIMETRES OVER NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE HIGH WINDS REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ALONG BOTH THE FUNDY AND GULF OF ST LAWRENCE COASTS WITH GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 100 KM/H. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO GENERATE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS AND POUNDING SURF ALONG THE EAST COAST.
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