Heavy winds in store for North Shore



Heavy winds are in store for the North Shore. Strong winds will begin tonight and carry into Tuesday.

Strong southeast winds of 50 km/h gusting to 70 followed by southwest winds of 40 km/h gusting to 60 km/h can be expected.

Besides Metro Vancouver, heavy winds can be expected in Howe Sound, Inland Vancouver Island.

“Winds will peak near 50 km/h with gusts up to 70 during the overnight hours. The southeast winds will shift to southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 early Tuesday morning and continue through the day,” the agency says.

For Howe Sound, northerly outflow winds of 40 km/h gusting to 60 will develop tonight. By early Tuesday morning, the winds will quickly switch to southwest inflow with speeds of 50 km/h gusting to 70.

For inland Vancouver Island, the more impactful southwest winds will develop by early Tuesday morning with speeds of 30 km/h gusting to 60.

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