Ecological Notes:
- the sea lions have taken the jetty over…… most posts damaged by them and the weather. It will require a rebuild after this storm front
- Storm surge, combined with high tides have resulted in the jetty being totally awash with both water and logs
- Sea Lions have scattered around the rest of the island, moving around based on wind and swell direction
- Many birds left the reserve during the surge and took a day or 2 to return
- Sill a couple Humpbacks viewable from the reserve
Facility Work:
- as usual, repair fencing after last storm surge
- Fuel transfers
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- Only a couple Eco-tourism vessels noted
Feature Event:
- Good news/bad news …. the storm surge and high tides removed all the debris from the ramp and jetty area, but also removed the good firewood logs that were there as well!
Weather Events:
- Friday, December 13:
- Sky: Overcast with light rain showers
- Wind: S SE 10-15kts rising to ESE in the evening
- Sea: Swell to 3 ft
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 8oC
- Sky: Overcast with light rain showers
- Saturday, December 14:
- Sky: Overcast with low lying haze to the south, light rain in the morning, becoming heavy squalls by afternoon
- Wind: Gusting ESE to 35kts early in the morning, dropping to S 5kts by noon
- Sea: 2 ft swells creating surge and wash from the NE
- Temperature Low 3oC, High 8oC
- Sky: Overcast with low lying haze to the south, light rain in the morning, becoming heavy squalls by afternoon
- Sunday, December 15:
- Sky: mostly clear with occasional cloud
- Wind: NNE to ENE 5-10kts, rising to 20kts late evening
- Sea: low swell lots of standing waves in the reserve
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 10oC
- Sky: mostly clear with occasional cloud
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: