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Issued 10:30 AM PST 18 January 2021

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to south 10 to 20 knots this evening then veering to southwest 15 to 25 late overnight. Wind becoming northerly 15 to 25 near noon Tuesday.

Rain Tuesday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 18 January 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 3 near noon and to 2 late this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 18 January 2021
Wednesday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Thursday Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to north 25 to 35 late in the day.
Friday Wind north 25 knots.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas South Nomad - 46036 Sentry Shoal - 46131 South Brooks - 46132 Halibut Bank - 46146 South Moresby - 46147 South Hecate Strait - 46185 West Sea Otter - 46204 La Perouse Bank - 46206 East Dellwood - 46207 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay - 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Port Hardy Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Sartine Island Solander Island Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Cape St.James Bella Bella Airport Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Herbert Island Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 18 January 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located over Vancouver Island.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
north-south over Bowie.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Explorer.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Tuesday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:23 AM PST 18 January 2021 A frontal system will move into Bowie today then into the North Coast
tonight. The system will weaken considerably as it progresses through
the Central Coast Tuesday morning then sweeping through the South
Coast on Tuesday afternoon.

Gale to storm force southeasterlies have developed over Bowie and
will continue through today. These winds will spread into the
northern waters beginning this afternoon and continue tonight while
also progressing into the central waters. The southeast winds will
weaken considerably to strong to gale force over central waters
Tuesday morning and then over the southern waters Tuesday afternoon.

In the wake of the system, strong to gale force westerlies will
develop.

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