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FPCN10 CYQQ 212042
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PDT FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT SATURDAY
22 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 SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND EASING TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 SATURDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST.
IN THE APPROACHES...
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS EXCEPT WEST 15 TO 25 NEAR RACE ROCKS.
THIS EVENING WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25 EXCEPT WEST 25 TO GALES
35 NEAR RACE ROCKS. OVERNIGHT WIND EASING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 20
EXCEPT WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR RACE ROCKS.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY.
WEATHER... MAINLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING.
BECOMING MAINLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT
AND THEN ENDING EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM.
BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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