West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 29 April 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind light increasing to southwest 10 to 20 knots early this afternoon then backing to southeast 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind becoming northerly 5 to 15 late overnight then increasing to northwest 15 to 25 near noon Tuesday.
Showers ending Tuesday morning. Risk of thunderstorms this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 29 April 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 29 April 2024
Wednesday
Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15.
Friday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 29 April 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening low 1004 mb located oversouthern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low 1012 mb located over
southern Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:25 AM PDT 29 April 2024 A low will continue tracking southwards across the offshore waterstoday. Ahead of the low, strong to gale force westerlies over the
offshore waters will shift to moderate to strong northerly in its
wake today.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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