Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 02 March 2021
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind westerly 20 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 30 near midnight then diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 March 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 March 2021
Thursday
Wind north 20 to 30 knots.
Friday
Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots becoming west 10
to 20.
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 2 March 2021 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Wednesday deepening trough located over Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Wednesday trough located over southern Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:30 PM PST 2 March 2021 A weakening cold front located over the Central Coast this afternoonwill slide south to lie over North Vancouver Island early this
evening. Ahead of the front, southerly gales are expected. In its
wake, winds will shift to strong to gale force westerlies which will
ease later this evening.
A trough of low pressure west of the offshore waters tonight will
approach Haida Gwaii on Wednesday. Ahead of the trough, strong to
gale force southerly winds will develop over most waters overnight
and on Wednesday.
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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