Thinking about how lucky we are here in Metro Vancouver to have a 450 km x 100 km island between us and the open Pacific Ocean. This is the forecast from windy.com for 9PM... - ThreadSky

cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social • 103 days ago

Thinking about how lucky we are here in Metro Vancouver to have a 450 km x 100 km island between us and the open Pacific Ocean.
This is the forecast from https://windy.com for 9PM...

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we3keepers.bsky.social•102 days ago

I hope those folks on the west side of the island stay safe... they're really going to take the brunt of it.

stephenec.bsky.social•102 days ago

The winds have been from the east, shifting to south-east. https://weather.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=03&siteID=16200

physgal.bsky.social•103 days ago

Yikes!

r3deepok.bsky.social•102 days ago

Power has been flickering in Cumberland, glad to keep you Metros safe. Look to the west and nod when your alarm clocks go off tomorrow morning.

bflmouse.bsky.social•103 days ago

Not only does the island protect you from the wind, it protects you from pretty much anything coming in from the sea. Up to and including a major tsunami!

shariler.bsky.social•103 days ago

Pressure Drop!

deirdriu.bsky.social•103 days ago

Enjoy our sloppy seconds. 🤪

cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social•103 days ago

hey now

deirdriu.bsky.social•103 days ago

It's already begun here, I'd say it's approaching a light gale.

vicguy.bsky.social•102 days ago

Your welcome. I’ll tell the storm to go away when it gets to my house in Victoria

spencerksl.bsky.social•103 days ago

I sometimes refer to Windy App as "The Prophet"
- I am a lifetime Island resident.

stephenec.bsky.social•102 days ago

BC Hydro outage map at 9pm https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html

stephenec.bsky.social•102 days ago

The wind is from the east off Tofino at the moment,"Wind (knots) E 36 gusts 45". Forecast:Wind southeasterly 50 to 65 knots becoming southeast 45 to 60 near midnight then veering to southerly 40 to 50 Wednesday afternoon..." https://weather.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=03&siteID=16200

stephenec.bsky.social•102 days ago

...and gusting to 38 knots from the east at Jericho https://jsca.bc.ca/services/weather/

sdmccull.bsky.social•103 days ago

Your welcome.

jacnex.bsky.social•103 days ago

Hey I live on that island, on the coast, your welcome. Send Hydro crews when you can

jacobwhite.bsky.social•103 days ago

meanwhile in Tofino

mariatorget.bsky.social•102 days ago

Batten down the hatches

strayhorse.bsky.social•102 days ago

Here on southeast Vancouver Island, that time of the year again. Topped up the generator with fuel, sharpened the chainsaws, lots of firewood in the woodshed and food in the pantry, devices charged. #bcstorm

colettebaty.bsky.social•103 days ago

Ya, anytime.

keithvass.bsky.social•103 days ago

You're welcome.

thatgoodwitch.bsky.social•103 days ago

First time Blue Sky post!
STEPHEN, you are my first follow!

cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social•103 days ago

Thank you!

tapirtrouble.bsky.social•103 days ago

Thanks for this! I teach a climate course at UVic, and I like to start off the lecture with an interesting photo or quote. We looked at bomb cyclones earlier this term, so I'm going to show this pic today.