FPCN10 CYQQ 072207
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PST SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PST SUNDAY 8 MARCH
2026.

ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND APPROACHES.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE
FOLLOWING 24 HOURS.

THE APPROACHES TO ESQUIMALT ARE DEFINED AS THE TRIANGULAR AREA
BOUNDED BY RACE ROCKS, TRIAL ISLAND AND ESQUIMALT HARBOUR.

IN THE HARBOUR...
WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 25 EASING TO
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 T0 20
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 NEAR NOON SUNDAY.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE SOUTHWEST BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST.

IN THE APPROACHES...
WIND WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. EASTERN SECTIONS BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 LATE THIS EVENING WITH WESTERN SECTIONS REMAINING WEST
10 TO 20. ALL REGIONS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
OUTLOOK... MODERATE TO GALE FORCE WEST.

WEATHER... CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND
ENDING OVERNIGHT. CLEARING SUNDAY MORNING.

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