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Strong windsWind - Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River
Reported by Environment Canada Weather Alerts, Environment Canada Weather Alerts
The source reports expected damaging southeasterly winds, with gusts of 70 to 90 km/h, in named areas of coastal British Columbia. Winds are expected to ease Friday afternoon, with another round of potentially warning-criteria winds expected later Saturday afternoon.
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- Affected location: Sunshine Coast - Gibsons to Earls Cove
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The warning reports potentially damaging winds across coastal areas of British Columbia.
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The source reports expected damaging southeasterly winds, with gusts of 70 to 90 km/h, in named areas of coastal British Columbia. Winds are expected to ease Friday afternoon, with another round of potentially warning-criteria winds expected later Saturday afternoon.
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Urgency
- 6/10
Primary official sources
- Environment Canada Weather AlertsWind - Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River
- Environment Canada Weather AlertsWind - Sunshine Coast - Gibsons to Earls Cove
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