Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 19 September 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except northwest 30 over southeastern sections tonight. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 near noon Friday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 September 2024
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this evening then
subsiding to 2 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 September 2024
Saturday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
Monday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 19 September 2024 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located over Bowie.By 11:00 a.m. PDT Friday ridge located from Explorer to the
Central Coast.
At 5:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located off Bowie.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Friday warm front located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:19 PM PDT 19 September 2024 A warm front will track across Haida Gwaii Friday evening and ontothe North Coast Saturday morning. Ahead of the front, southerly gales
will develop over Bowie Friday morning and then spread to northern
waters in the afternoon and evening.
In the wake of the front, winds will shift to strong to gale force
southwest over the northern waters Friday evening and spread to the
central waters overnight. Southwest strong to gale force winds will
persist over the central waters on Saturday as the trailing cold
front remains stationary.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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