West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 May 2022
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots veering to southwest 20 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to southeast 10 to 20 Tuesday afternoon.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2022
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2022
Wednesday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
east 10 to 20 in the morning then becoming northwest 15 to 25 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 May 2022 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday deepening trough located west of theoffshore waters.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday trough located over Hecate Strait.
At 9:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday approaching low 997 mb located west
of Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:28 AM PDT 16 May 2022 A ridge of high pressure over west coast Vancouver Island will resultin gale force inflow winds through east entrance of Juan de Fuca
strait this afternoon.
Another trough will move through the offshore waters Tuesday.
Southerly gales will develop over Hecate Strait to Explorer near
midday Tuesday.
A low pressure centre will move over Explorer Tuesday evening then
cross Vancouver Island on Wednesday. Unseasonably strong winds are
associated with this low. Gale to storm force southerly winds will
develop ahead of the low over Explorer and west coast Vancouver
Island Tuesday night. Southeast gales are expected for inner South
Coast waters. Winds will shift to gale to storm force northwesterly
in the wake of the low.
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