Sunday, November 8, 2009

Nice Weather!

Well, back home anyway.... We were watching CP24 (old habits die hard) and saw that back in Ontario you are expecting a beautiful day tomorrow. Plus 18! (he he, while proofreading this, I'm struck that already it's 'plus 18' to me. As if I must make the destinction.)

It made me wonder what we should expect weatherwise, so I went online to find out, and this is what greated me:

Weather Warning: Blizzard Warning for Baker Lake.

Yup. Uh huh!

Goes on to say:

Blizzard warning: Baker Lake Issued at 8:26 PM CST SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2009

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THIS IS A WARNING THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE KIVALLIQ IS EXPECTED TO GIVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE BAKER LAKE AREA ON MONDAY. FRESH SNOW FROM THE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OF 40 GUSTING TO 60 KM/H REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING WITH IMPROVEMENT NEAR NOON WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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Okay, thanks Environment Canada. So, is it weird that I'm actually looking forward to seeing an actual blizzard?? We'll let you know how we make out!

1 comment:

  1. Miss you. We are still enjoying this crazy warm indian summer - rode on Sunday in a tshirt while hacking!!

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