051
WWCN11 CWVR 220103
WIND WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:03 P.M. PST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024.
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WIND WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SUNSHINE COAST - SALTERY BAY TO POWELL RIVER
=NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY
=NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER.
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==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WHERE:
SUNSHINE COAST - SALTERY BAY TO POWELL RIVER,
EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER.
WHEN:
SUNDAY MORNING TO THE EVENING.
REMARK:
A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SOUTHERN B.C. ON SUNDAY
MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN THE
MORNING, REACH THE PEAK STRENGTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND
DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.
HIGH WINDS MAY TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS OR CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK.
HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND FALLEN TREE BRANCHES.
WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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