WWCN03 CYTR 181949
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR 17 WING CFB WINNIPEG PREPARED BY THE JOINT
METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE AT 2:49 PM CDT SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024.

LOCATION: 17 WING CFB WINNIPEG (CYWG)

TYPE: WIND WARNING IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: SURFACE WIND (MEAN OR GUST) GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO
25 KNOTS
VALID: UNTIL 19/0600Z (UNTIL 19/0100 CDT)

TYPE: THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 30 NM
VALID: UNTIL 18/2400Z (UNTIL 18/1900 CDT)

TYPE: THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT
DESCRIPTION: THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 5 NM
VALID: UNTIL 18/2200Z (UNTIL 18/1700 CDT)

COMMENTS: AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN
MANITOBA, STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING
LOW WILL ARE GIVING OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNOTS TO THE
WINNIPEG REGION.

OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING PERIOD, BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

ADDITIONALLY, A LINE OF CONVECTIVE CELLS IN THE WINNIPEG AREA HAVE
BEGUN TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHIN 5 NM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
CURRENTLY TRACKING EASTWARD, AND FURTHER CELLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
MOVE WITHIN 5 NM BEFORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF THIS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MONITOR FUTURE BULLETINS FOR UPDATES AS THE
SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.

NEXT UPDATE: THIS BULLETIN WILL BE UPDATED BY 18/2200Z (18/1700 CDT)

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