Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
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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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 BCinterior.
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 tolocally 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.
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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