Active AlertsTunkwa Lake Provincial Park, BC

Strong southwesterly winds gusting up to 90 km/h.

When: This evening to near midnight.

Where:
- South Thompson
- Nicola
- Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops.
- Cariboo south including Williams Lake
- 100 Mile
- Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House via Begbie Summit
- Central Chilcotin (near Puntzi Mountain) and Southwest Chilcotin (communities near the Coastal Mountains)

Remark:
A strong Pacific low pressure system will move across interior B.C. tonight. Strong southwesterly winds gusting up to 90 km/h are expected to develop early this evening and continue until midnight.

Winds will ease after midnight but remain gusty into Wednesday morning as the system departs.

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Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind.

Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.

Road conditions are available at https://www.drivebc.ca/.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

Secure loose objects.