WHCN13 CWVR 151142

WATERSPOUT WATCH

FOR THE PACIFIC WATERS

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:42 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 15 MAY 2026.

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WATERSPOUT WATCH FOR:

=NEW= STRAIT OF GEORGIA

=NEW= HOWE SOUND

=NEW= WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH

=NEW= WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.



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==DISCUSSION==



CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSPOUTS.



WHERE: STRAIT OF GEORGIA, HOWE SOUND, WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND 



WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF B.C. TODAY, 

BRINGING A COOL AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THIS AIRMASS WILL PROVIDE 

FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE 

STRAIT OF GEORGIA AND THE MOUTH OF HOWE SOUND, AS WELL AS THE WEST 

COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.



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