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yellow warning - wind - in effect — East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 4 hr ago Canada
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Damaging winds are expected.

When: Now through this afternoon.

Where: East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Campbell River, Sunshine Coast - Sechelt to Powell River.

Remarks: A low pressure system will push onto the B.C. coast today. Ahead of the low, southeasterly winds 70 gusting to 90 km/h will develop through the Strait of Georgia early this morning. The strong winds are expected to ease this afternoon.

Another round of potentially impactful winds are expected to develop later Saturday afternoon.

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Local utility outages are possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Measurements

Coordinates49.3755, -124.5500
RegionEast Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyExpected
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-11-07T00:09:05-00:00

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