Douglas Channel
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 08 February 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northeasterly outflow 15 to 25 knots becoming northeasterly outflow 10 to 20 near noon Thursday.
Rain changing to snow near midnight and ending Thursday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 08 February 2023
Friday
Wind northeasterly outflow 5 to 15 knots
increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to 25 in the morning then becoming
southwesterly inflow 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southwesterly inflow 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind southwesterly inflow 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 8 February 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located from Haida Gwaiito Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday frontal system located from Hecate Strait
to Cape Scott.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday low 986 mb located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday low 992 mb located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:24 PM PST 8 February 2023 A vigorous Pacific front continues to bring widespread gale to stormforce southeasterlies over offshore, northern and central waters.
Storm to hurricane force southeasterlies have developed near the
headlands of Northern Vancouver Island and will continue through till
noon on Thursday.
Another trough of low pressure crosses the offshore waters overnight
and will merge with the current Pacific front. This will cause
southeasterly gales to spread into the inner South Coast waters, and
will help maintain gale to storm force southerlies from East Dixon to
Queen Charlotte Sound and waters west of Vancouver Island through
much of Thursday.
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