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

Event time: Last updated: 1 hr ago Canada
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Damaging winds are expected.

Strong southerly winds gusting to 90 km/h.

Where:
East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay
East Vancouver Island - Courtenay to Campbell River
Sunshine Coast
Howe Sound

When: This afternoon through early Sunday.

Remarks:
Another strong low pressure system is heading towards the South Coast. As the low moves inland, strong southeasterly winds 70 km/h gusting to 90 will develop this afternoon, then shift to southwest overnight, and ease Sunday morning.

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Local utility outages are possible. There is a risk of injury due to flying or falling debris.

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 UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-11-08T08:31:38-00:00

Official source

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This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.

Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).

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