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Explorer - northwestern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 24 November 2024

Today Tonight and Monday.

Wind east 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northeast 10 to 20 near midnight. Wind northeast 10 to 20 Monday.

Showers ending Monday morning.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 24 November 2024
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 this morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 24 November 2024
Tuesday Wind northwest 15 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 15 knots backing to westerly 20 late in the day.
Thursday Wind westerly 15 to 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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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 24 November 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BC
interior.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing low 1004 mb located over
southwestern Explorer.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today trough located off the Washington Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening trough located off Vancouver
Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:21 AM PST 24 November 2024 A trough of low pressure off Vancouver Island will bring strong to
locally gale force southeasterly winds over the South Coast today.

A ridge of high pressure over parts of the interior will continue to
produce gale force outflow winds through the mainland inlets of the
north this morning, and through the central most of today.
The outflow winds will gradually ease tonight as the ridge weakens.

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