Yellow Warning - Wind

Damaging winds are expected.

Another strong wind event is expected over coastal B.C.

What: Southeasterly winds of 70 km/h gusting to 90 km/h.

When: Late this evening to overnight.

Where: Exposed coasts along the Strait of Georgia.

Remarks: A vigorous frontal system moving across the South Coast tonight will bring strong southeast winds to the region. For exposed areas along the Strait of Georgia, southeast winds will gradually strengthen this evening and reach 70 km/h gusting to 90 km/h near midnight.

Strong winds will ease below warning criteria Sunday morning in the wake of the system.

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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.