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FPCN10 CYQQ 211304
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 0700 PDT FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 1430 PDT FRIDAY
21 AUGUST 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 LIGHT SOUTH THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND EASING TO LIGHT
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST.
IN THE APPROACHES...
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND LIGHT VARIABLE BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATER
THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON WIND RISING TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
20 EXCEPT WEST 15 TO 25 NEAR RACE ROCKS. THIS EVENING WIND BECOMING
WEST 15 TO 25 EXCEPT WEST 25 TO GALES 35 NEAR RACE ROCKS. OVERNIGHT
WIND EASING TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 EXCEPT WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR
RACE ROCKS.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE WEST BECOMING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WEST.
WEATHER... MAINLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN
THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS EVENING BECOMING MAINLY CLOUDY
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE OVERNIGHT.
END/RGH
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