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WWCN11 CWVR 200222

WIND WARNING

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 7:22 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2025.

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WIND WARNING FOR:

=NEW= GREATER VICTORIA.



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==DISCUSSION==



STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



WHAT: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 70 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 90. 



WHEN: THIS EVENING. 



WHERE: VICTORIA AREA. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS CROSSING SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND 

THIS EVENING AND BRINGING WITH IT VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE 

FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND BY LATE EVENING, AT WHICH 

TIME THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE.



DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, SUCH AS TO ROOF SHINGLES AND WINDOWS, MAY 

OCCUR. HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND FALLEN TREE 

BRANCHES. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD 

CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH 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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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