WWCN11 CWVR 021854

YELLOW WARNING - WIND

FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:54 A.M. PST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:

=NEW= HAIDA GWAII.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED.



WHAT: 

SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 90 KM/H WITH GUSTS UP TO 110 KM/H. 



WHEN: 

TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 



WHERE: 

EXPOSED COASTAL SECTIONS OF HAIDA GWAII. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO HAIDA 

GWAII ON TUESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TONIGHT, 

REACHING NEAR 90 KM/H WITH GUSTS UP TO 110 KM/H OVER EXPOSED COASTAL 

SECTIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING. 



WINDS WILL EASE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE 

SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. HOWEVER, MODERATELY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED 

TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DISRUPTIONS TO SERVICES AND 

TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE. BE PREPARED TO ADAPT YOUR DRIVING FOR CHANGING 

CONDITIONS. 



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. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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