West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
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Issued 09:30 PM PDT 05 October 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 near midnight and to southeast 30 to 40 early Sunday morning. Wind veering to southwest 30 to 40 near noon Sunday then diminishing to southerly 25 late Sunday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Sunday evening.
Rain overnight and Sunday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
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Gale warning in effect
West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 05 October 2024'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 9:30 PM PDT 5 October 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary frontal system locatedover the Central Coast.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located west of the
offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Sunday merging frontal system located over the
Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 5 October 2024 A nearly stationary front over the Central Coast is generating aswath too long of southerly gales over Eastern Queen Charlotte Sound,
Central Coast and west coast Vancouver Island. These winds will
persist for the remainder of the forecast period.
Another frontal system will approach tonight, bringing southerly
gales to offshore waters overnight and spreading gales into northern
and central waters throughout the day on Sunday. Localized storm
force southerly winds are expected near the headlands of west coast
Vancouver Island and Eastern Queen Charlotte Sound on Sunday evening
as this frontal system merges with the quasistationary system hung up
along the Central Coast.
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