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yellow warning - wind - in effect — Greater Victoria, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 1 day ago Canada
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Strong southeasterly winds are expected.

Where: Greater Victoria near Haro Strait, Southern Gulf Islands, Metro Vancouver - southwest near the water including Tsawwassen and Boundary Bay, and Metro Vancouver - southeast near the water including White Rock.

When: This morning through this afternoon.

Remarks: Ahead of a low pressure system, strong southeasterly winds will develop over the southern Strait of Georgia and Haro Strait this morning. Sustained winds near 70 km/h can be expected and will continue into the afternoon before weakening.

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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

Coordinates48.5646, -123.4376
RegionGreater Victoria
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-11-07T02:07:03-00:00

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