Saturday, December 5th, 2009 - 06:49:00

SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:34 AM EST SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2009.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO...

SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:

WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK
WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE
AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.

SNOW SQUALLS WITH WHITEOUTS FROM HEAVY SNOW TODAY BUT FINALLY COMING TO AN END TONIGHT.

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==DISCUSSION==

HEAVY FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUE TO AFFECT LOCALES TO THE NORTHEAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR FROM NORTH OF MONTREAL RIVER TO WAWA AND INTO PUKASKWA. THEY WILL EXTEND AS FAR INLAND AS WHITE RIVER AT TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE FINALLY BEING PUSHED SOUTHWARDS
TONIGHT AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH.

LATEST WEATHER RADAR SHOWS THE STRONGEST SNOWSQUALL EXTENDING FROM LAKE SUPERIOR NORTHEAST OVER THE WAWA AREA THEN INLAND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 17 AND 519 TO NEAR DUBREUILVILLE.

LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS. IN ADDITION LOW TO AT TIMES NIL VISIBILITIES IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW CAN OFTEN DEVELOP SUDDENLY EVEN WHEN CONDITIONS JUST PRIOR TO THE SNOW SQUALL INCLUDED GOOD VISIBILITY WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW.