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

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

Strong southeasterly winds 90 km/h gusting to 110.

When: This afternoon until late this evening.

Where: Haida Gwaii and North Vancouver Island.

Additional information:
Another frontal system will approach the coast today and the winds will once again reach warning criteria this afternoon. The winds will ease overnight tonight as the system departs.

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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 Expires2026-11-11T04:29:21-00:00

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