FPCN10 CYQQ 282322
MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC
METOC ESQUIMALT AT 4.21 PM PDT SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2026.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT SUNDAY
29 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 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 THIS EVENING THEN EASING FURTHER TO LIGHT
SOUTHWEST NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTHWEST BECOMING LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST.

IN THE APPROACHES...
WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT WESTERLY 20 TO 30 NEAR RACE
ROCKS. WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 ACROSS ALL REGIONS THIS EVENING.
WIND SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 OVERNIGHT THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTHWEST BECOMING MODERATE NORTHERLY THEN LIGHT
VARIABLE THEN SHIFTING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY.

WEATHER... INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS SUNDAY.

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