Environment Canada has issued a waterspout watch for British Columbia’s South Coast, urging mariners to prepare for the potentially dangerous weather phenomena.
Marine weather forecasters say conditions are favourable for the formation of waterspouts in the Strait of Georgia and on the west coast of Vancouver Island as a low-pressure system moves through the region.
“Wind speeds inside the spray ring of a waterspout are 45 knots or higher,” the weather office warned Wednesday. “Vulnerable vessels are at risk of damage or capsizing.”
Boaters are advised to postpone voyages along the B.C. coast or seek safe harbour until the warning is lifted, if possible.
Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist with…
