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Yellow Warning - Wind

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East Vancouver Island - Courtenay to Campbell River

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

Another strong wind event is expected over coastal B.C.
What: Southeasterly winds of 70 km/h gusting to 90 km/h.
When: This morning.
Where: Exposed coasts along the Strait of Georgia.
Remarks: A vigorous frontal system moving across the South Coast will bring strong southeast winds to the region. For exposed areas along the Strait of Georgia, southeast winds will reach 70 km/h gusting to 90 km/h.
Strong winds will ease below warning criteria later this 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.

Instructions

Secure loose objects. Be prepared to adapt your driving for changing conditions.
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