Who's had enough snow? Show of hands? (5 p.m. update)

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

WEATHER STATEMENTS

************************** A SNOW SQUALL WATCH IS ISSUED FOR SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY AND AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.

SNOW SQUALLS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

DISCUSSION

A SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS THE REGION BY FRIDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL GENERATE FLURRIES, HEAVY AT TIMES, AND POSSIBLE SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING AND LIKELY CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM PER 12 HOURS APPEAR TO BE QUITE LIKELY.

IN ADDITION, VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 70 KM/H WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DRIVING CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING WITH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FROM NIL VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED.

TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING AS REQUIRED.

REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

************************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR

WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST KAPUSKASING - HEARST ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING CITY OF THUNDER BAY KENORA - NESTOR FALLS DRYDEN - IGNACE FORT FRANCES - RAINY LAKE ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO SUPERIOR WEST RED LAKE - EAR FALLS SIOUX LOOKOUT - SAVANT LAKE LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH TIMMINS - COCHRANE GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI

A REGION DIVIDED AS WINTER BATTLES WITH SPRING

DISCUSSION

A VERY LARGE VARIETY OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TYPES WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

CURRENTLY VERY MILD AIR HAS INVADED ALL BUT EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS NEAR RED LAKE WITH PLENTY OF CLOUD, SOME DRIZZLE AND SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES.

THE FOG WILL BE PARTICULARLY DENSE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

MOTORISTS IN THESE REGIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN DENSE FOG AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

MEANWHILE A VERY SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS AREAS WEST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO THE MANITOBA BORDER TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT, RESULTING IN UNTREATED SURFACES THAT MAY BE WET FROM MELTING SNOW OR THE ODD SHOWER TO FREEZE OVER QUICKLY.

TRAVELLING CONDITIONS IN THIS CASE MAY SUDDENLY BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS AND SLIPPERY DUE TO THE SUDDEN FORMATION OF ICE.

IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, AN AREA OF SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO DEPOSITING A FEW CM OF THE WHITE STUFF BY FRIDAY MORNING AS WINTER RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE.

THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH AREAS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO DURING THE DAY.

SNOW SQUALLS MAY DEVELOP OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THE SUPERIOR EAST REGIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND A SNOW SQUALL WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT AS A RESULT.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS CLOSELY MONITORING THIS SITUATION.

FLASH FREEZE WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ESPECIALLY IF RAIN STARTS TO FALL JUST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH

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