Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 04 October 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 25 knots backing to southwesterly 10 to 20 this afternoon then to southerly 15 to 25 late overnight except south 30 over northern sections overnight and Saturday.
Rain tonight and Saturday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 04 October 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 near noon and to 2 this
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 04 October 2024
Sunday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots.
Monday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southwest 10 to 20.
Tuesday
Wind west 20 knots diminishing to variable 5
to 15.
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Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 4 October 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday By 10:30 a.m. PDT today dissipating low 998 mb located over theCentral Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over Hecate Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 4 October 2024 A low pressure system is currently dissipating over the Central Coastthis morning.
Southeast gales ahead of the low will back to gale force
northwesterlies in the wake of the low over the central waters and
the headlands of Vancouver Island and weaken later this afternoon.
An approaching frontal system will track across Bowie tonight.
Ahead of the front, another round of southeast/southerly gales will
develop over Bowie late this afternoon and then spread to northern
and central waters tonight.
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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