Yellow Warning - Wind

Strong winds are expected.

Where: East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Campbell River, Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River.

When: Late this afternoon until early Wednesday morning.

What: Southeast winds 70 gusting to 90 km/h.

Remarks: A very robust frontal system makes landfall over the South Coast very early this morning. Strong southeasterly winds will develop through the day and will peak at 70 km/h gusting to 90 by late this afternoon. These strong winds will persist through the night before easing early Wednesday morning.

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Local utility outages are possible. Disruptions to services and travel 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.