WOCN11 CWVR 211402 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:02 A.M. PST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= GREATER VICTORIA =NEW= SUNSHINE COAST =NEW= SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS =NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND =NEW= WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND =NEW= INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND =NEW= NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WHEN: FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WHERE: VANCOUVER ISLAND AND SUNSHINE COAST. REMARKS: ANOTHER FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT VANCOUVER ISLAND AND THE B.C. SOUTH COAST ON FRIDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARDS AND APPROACH VANCOUVER ISLAND ON FRIDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY, WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL EASE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. WHILE THIS LOW IS NOT AS INTENSE AS THE MAJOR STORM THAT AFFECTED THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, AND PEAK WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE GENERALLY LOWER, STRONG WINDS MAY STILL CAUSE DAMAGES AND DISRUPTIONS, AND SLOW DOWN CLEAN UP EFFORTS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE FORECAST DEPTH AND THE TRACK OF THE LOW. A TRACK CLOSER TO OR ACROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS. WIND WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. -STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK. -BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. -TRAVEL DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. -SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TIPS VISIT SAFETY CANADA AT: HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/INDEX-EN.ASPX 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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/PSPC