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FPCN10 CYQQ 072108
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PDT WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2025.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT THURSDAY 8 MAY
2025.
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 WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND EASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 THURSDAY
MORNING
OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTH BECOMING LIGHT WEST THEN LIGHT VARIABLE.
IN THE APPROACHES...
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT WEST 25 TO GALES 35 NEAR RACE ROCKS.
WIND RISING TO WEST 25 TO GALES 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT WEST
30 TO GALES 40 NEAR RACE ROCKS. WIND EASING NEAR MIDNIGHT TO WEST 10
TO 20 EXCEPT WEST 25 TO GALES 35 NEAR RACE ROCKS. WIND FURTHER
EASING OVERNIGHT TO WEST 5 TO 15 BEFORE SHIFTING TO SOUTH 5 TO 10
THURSDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BECOMING LIGHT WEST.
WEATHER... MAINLY SUNNY. A FEW CLOUDS TONIGHT. INCREASING CLOUDINESS
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
END/DMW
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