Environment Canada's Official Canadian Weather Warnings
GREATER VANCOUVER
9:39 PM PST TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2003

WIND WARNING FOR
GREATER VANCOUVER CONTINUED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH COAST ARE
FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN
THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED
STATEMENTS.


AN INTENSE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVED RAPIDLY ACROSS COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE PROVINCE. THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AND NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND HAVE NOW SUBSIDED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND THE WIND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THESE REGIONS.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H CONTINUE OVER EXPOSED COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST AND WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY SOUTH OF THE AREA.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.