878
FPCN10 CYQQ 221308
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 0700 PDT FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 1430 PDT FRIDAY 22 MAY
2026.
ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND APPROACHES.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE
FOLLOWING 24 HOURS.
THE APPROACHES TO ESQUIMALT ARE DEFINED AS THE TRIANGULAR AREA
BOUNDED BY RACE ROCKS, TRIAL ISLAND AND ESQUIMALT HARBOUR.
IN THE HARBOUR...
WIND LIGHT VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS NEAR
NOON. WIND EASING TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST.
IN THE APPROACHES...
WIND LIGHT WESTERLY EXCEPT WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR RACE ROCKS.
WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 EXCEPT WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR RACE ROCKS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 5 TO 10 EXCEPT WEST
15 TO 25 NEAR RACE ROCKS OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY.
WEATHER... SUNNY TODAY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING
WITH CLEARING SKIES BEFORE SUNRISE. MAINLY SUNNY ON SATURDAY. FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING OVER THE WESTERN APPROACHES THIS MORNING AND
THEN REDEVELOPING AGAIN OVERNIGHT.
END/HOBSON
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page