Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 26 September 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 35 knots diminishing to southwest 20 to 30 near noon then veering to northwesterly 15 to 25 this evening. Wind becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 Wednesday evening.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today and early this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 4 this evening and to 3 Wednesday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 984 mb located over northern Bowie.By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low 990 mb located over
northern Bowie.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1008 mb located south of Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday low 1002 mb located over the Washington
Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:47 PM PDT 26 September 2023 An intense low will move from Northern Bowie to the Alaskan Panhandleby Wednesday morning. Ahead of the low, gale force southeasterlies
persist over northern waters. Meanwhile, gale force northwesterlies
shift to westerly over Bowie as the low departs.
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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