Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 September 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots late this afternoon and to southeast 20 this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 35 to 45 Sunday morning then diminishing to southeast 25 to 35 Sunday afternoon. Wind becoming east 25 Sunday evening.
Scattered showers ending near midnight. Rain Sunday.
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Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 September 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 23 September 2023 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located off Vancouver Island.By 1:00 p.m. PDT today weakening trough located over Vancouver
Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday intensifying trough located over Bowie.
At 5:00 p.m. PDT Sunday intensifying frontal system located
southwest of Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located off Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:54 AM PDT 23 September 2023 A trough off Vancouver Island will cross the island near noon. Strongto gale force southerly winds are expected ahead of the trough.
In its wake, winds will shift to strong to gale force northwest over
west coast Vancouver Island late this morning then ease to moderate
southwest as the trough moves inland.
A deep low pressure system is expected to spread gale to storm force
winds across the BC waters Sunday through Monday. Initially, a trough
will bring southerly gale and storm force winds to the central and
northern waters on Sunday morning. An intensifying frontal system
will cross Explorer late Sunday, spreading storm to local hurricane
force southeasterly winds across southern and central waters Sunday
evening.
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