West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 06 February 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots backing to westerly 10 to 20 near noon then becoming southeast 10 to 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 to 30 Tuesday evening.
Rain this morning. Showers tonight and Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 06 February 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 4 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 06 February 2023
Wednesday
Wind west 20 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15 in the morning then increasing to southeast 45 to 55 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind southeast 45 to 55 knots diminishing to
southwest 30 to 40 late in the day.
Friday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots veering to
northwest 25 to 35.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 6 February 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over Hecate Strait.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday low 1000 mb located over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday low 1002 mb located over southern Hecate
Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:16 AM PST 6 February 2023 A frontal system will move southeastward across the northern andcentral waters today. Ahead of this system, southerly to
southwesterly gales over the northern and central waters will spread
to the southern waters this afternoon. Southeasterly gales will also
develop over the Northern Strait of Georgia this afternoon.
Over the northern and central waters, winds will ease to moderate to
strong westerlies behind the system this afternoon or evening. The
frontal system will move across the South Coast Tuesday morning.
Winds will shift to strong southwesterlies behind it except westerly
gales in Juan de Fuca Strait.
A 1000 millibar low will approach Southern Bowie early Tuesday
morning and reach the mainland North Coast Tuesday evening. Gale
force westerlies winds in its vicinity will develop over
Parts of the offshore and central waters early Tuesday morning.
Local storm force westerlies can be expected south of the low. Gale
force outflows can be expected near midday Tuesday near Portland
Inlet.
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