Yellow Warning - Wind

Damaging winds are occurring.

What: Strong southeasterly winds of 90 km/h, with gusts reaching 120, are expected along exposed coastal sections of the North and Central Coast coastal regions.

Where: Haida Gwaii, North Coast - coastal sections and Central Coast - coastal sections.

When: Now through this afternoon.

Additional information: A frontal system is forecast to bring very strong winds to the northern and central coastal waters today. The system will move out of the region this evening, with winds gradually easing in its wake.

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Local utility outages are possible. Parks and forests will likely sustain some damage. There is a risk of injury due to flying or falling debris.

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.