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FPCN10 CYQQ 092103
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PDT THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT FRIDAY 10 JULY
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 SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THEN EASING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 LATER THIS EVENING.
WIND BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH OVERNIGHT THEN RISING TO SOUTH 5 TO 10
FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST.
IN THE APPROACHES...
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR RACE
ROCKS. WIND RISING EARLY THIS EVENING TO WEST 20 TO 30 EXCEPT WEST
25 TO GALES 35 NEAR RACE ROCKS. OVER ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT WIND
EASING TO WEST 10 TO 20. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 FRIDAY
MORNING THEN RISING TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE TO STRONG WEST.
WEATHER... A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD TODAY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS
EVENING. MAINLY CLOUDY ON FRIDAY BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN
THE AFTERNOON.
END/RGH
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