Dixon Entrance West
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 15 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light early this afternoon then increasing to northwest 15 this evening. Wind increasing to west 15 to 25 late overnight then becoming west 15 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 20 to 30 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today and this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024
Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 near midnight then building to 2
Wednesday evening.
Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 early this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest
15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind southeast 45 to 55 knots diminishing to
southwest 35 to 45.
Saturday
Wind west 30 knots diminishing to southwest
20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 15 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located off the offshore waters.By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight trough located from Hecate Strait
to Tofino.
At 1:00 p.m. PDT today deepening low located over northern Explorer.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight low 1000 mb located over northern Hecate
Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:19 AM PDT 15 October 2024 A trough moving across the northern and central waters today willgenerate southerly strong to gale force winds from Eastern Dixon
Entrance to Southern Explorer. This afternoon, a small but intense
low pressure centre will develop over Northern Explorer and move
quickly into Hecate Strait this evening. Gale force winds with
Sudden wind direction changes will accompany this system.
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