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By Brian Konrad

Near zero visibility in some areas in fog

Foggy Friday to impact travel

Dec 6, 2019 | 5:59 AM

UPDATE AT 8:30 AM

5-1-1 Alberta is reporting reduced visibility in fog along Highway 1 this morning, from Alderson west to Bassano.

There is also fog on the Number 3 highway between Grassy Lake and Coaldale.

Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory to the possibility of zero visibility in fog today.

The advisory includes most of Southern Alberta from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat, west to Strathmore and Brooks and north to Oyen.

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The fog is expected to lift later today but will return again tonight.

MEDICINE HAT — A fog advisory is in place from Environment Canada that covers most of Southern Alberta, from Lethbridge in the west to Brooks, Strathmore, Drumheller and Oyen regions.

Near zero visibility in fog can be expected making travel hazardous.

The fog is expected to last until the afternoon but return again tonight.

Snowfall warnings are in place for Banff and Jasper National Parks.

Here are some of the area’s covered by the fog advisory.

Fog advisory in effect for:

• City of Medicine Hat
• Co. of Forty Mile near Bow Island and Whitla
• Co. of Newell near Patricia
• Co. of Newell near Tilley and Rolling Hills
• Cypress Co. near Bowell and Redcliff
• Cypress Co. near Bowmanton Schuler and Hilda
• Cypress Co. near CFB Suffield
• Cypress Co. near Dunmore and Woolchester
• Cypress Co. near Irvine and Walsh
• Cypress Co. near McNeill and Sandy Point District Park
• Cypress Co. near Seven Persons
• Cypress Co. near Suffield and Hwy 879
• Cypress Co. near Tide Lake
• S.A. 2 near Bindloss Empress and Social Plains
• S.A. 2 near Buffalo and Cavendish
• S.A. 2 near Iddesleigh and Dinosaur Prov. Park
• S.A. 2 near Jenner and Atlee
• City of Lethbridge
• Co. of Forty Mile near Skiff
• Co. of Lethbridge near Coaldale
• Co. of Lethbridge near Coalhurst Nobleford and Barons
• Co. of Lethbridge near Picture Butte and Turin
• Co. of Warner near Milk River and Coutts
• Co. of Warner near Raymond Stirling and New Dayton
• Co. of Warner near Warner
• Co. of Warner near Wrentham
• Co. of Warner near Writing-On-Stone Prov. Park
• M.D. of Taber near Grassy Lake and Hwys 877 and 513
• M.D. of Taber near Taber and Barnwell
• M.D. of Taber near Vauxhall and Hays
• Co. of Newell near Bassano
• Co. of Newell near Brooks Rosemary and Duchess
• Co. of Newell near Gem
• Co. of Newell near Scandia and Kinbrook Island Prov. Park
• Foothills Co. near Blackie
• M.D. of Taber near Enchant
• Rocky View Co. near Chestermere Dalroy and Dalemead
• Siksika Res. 146
• Vulcan Co. near Arrowwood Herronton and Queenstown
• Vulcan Co. near Carmangay and Champion
• Vulcan Co. near Lomond Travers and Little Bow Reservoirs
• Vulcan Co. near Milo
• Vulcan Co. near Vulcan and Ensign
• Wheatland Co. near Hussar
• Wheatland Co. near Standard and Gleichen
• Wheatland Co. near Strathmore Lyalta and Carseland