Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 10 to 20 late overnight. Wind northeast 10 to 20 Sunday.
Scattered showers or flurries ending this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less early Sunday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Monday
Wind northeast 10 to 20 knots backing to
northwest 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots.
Wednesday
Wind west 10 to 15 knots increasing to west
20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 23 November 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening low 992 mb located 60 miles west
of Cape Scott.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Sunday weakening low 1000 mb located over
northwestern Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday approaching trough located off the
Washington Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:43 PM PST 23 November 2024 A 992 millibar low west of Cape Scott will track slowly westwardtonight into Explorer Sunday morning. Another trough will approach
the South Coast early Sunday morning.
Strong to gale force south to southeasterly winds over southern
And central waters north and east of the low will prevail tonight
then weaken on Sunday. Strong to local gale force southeasterlies
over the South Coast will also ease Sunday afternoon.
A strong ridge of high pressure over BC Interior combined with the
low offshore will continue to produce gale to storm force outflow
winds through the mainland inlets of the North and Central Coasts
this weekend.
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