wind warning
for coastal British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:17 a.M. PDT Saturday 29 August 2015.
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Wind warning for:
=new= Metro Vancouver
=new= Greater Victoria
=new= Howe Sound
=new= Sunshine Coast
=new= southern Gulf islands.

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==Discussion==


Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.

A rapidly intensifying storm will move across the South Coast this
morning. Winds will increase to southeast 70 km/h ahead of the front
this morning. Winds will gust up to 90 km/h after the frontal
passage early this afternoon. Winds will diminish later this
afternoon as the low moves inland.

Gusty winds can damage soft shelters, tents and awnings at outdoor
events. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to
break.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of
damaging winds.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required.
Please monitor local media or weatheradio. To report severe weather,
send an email to pacificstorm(at)ec.Gc.CA or tweet reports to (hash)bcstorm.

Http://weather.Gc.CA/warnings/index(underscore)e.Html?Prov=bc

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