Warnings
Please be advised that Environment Canada has issued the following alert (as of 3pm - Friday January 18, 2019)
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc48
Alerts for: Central Coast - coastal sections
Warnings
10:33 AM PST Friday 18 January 2019
Wind warning in effect for:
- Central Coast - coastal sections
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.
A strong Pacific frontal system will rapidly approach the B.C. coast today.
By this evening, strong southeast winds of 90 km/h gusting to 110 are expected to develop over exposed coastal sections of North Vancouver Island and the Central Coast.
A few hours later, those strong southeast winds of 90 km/h gusting to 110 will develop over Haida Gwaii.
By early Saturday morning winds will ease over North Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. However, over the Central Coast winds will shift to southwest and maintain 90 km/h gusting to 110. Winds will finally ease Saturday afternoon over the Central Coast.
Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.
Please be further advised that as of 3pm Friday January 18, 2019 Environment Canada has issued a marine forecast warning predicting hurricane force winds between McInnes Island and Pine Island as per the following link: https://weather.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=01&siteID=02300
Updated weather forecasts for Bella Coola and Bella Bella can be found at: