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yellow warning - wind - in effect — Haida Gwaii, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 10 hr ago Canada
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Damaging winds are expected.

Strong southeasterly winds 90 km/h gusting to 110.

When: Overnight tonight through Tuesday.

Where: Haida Gwaii and North Vancouver Island.

Additional information:
A series of strong storms will bring periods of strong southeast winds in the next couple of days.

Winds are currently easing this evening from the last system.

Another low pressure system is following on its heels, and the winds will once again reach warning criteria overnight. Winds will ease somewhat Tuesday morning but yet another storm will bring strong southeasterly winds by Tuesday afternoon.

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Local utility outages are possible. Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is 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

Coordinates53.4009, -132.0526
RegionHaida Gwaii
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-11-10T16:54:18-00:00

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