Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
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Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 January 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 20 to 30 early this morning then diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 near noon. Wind becoming southeast 15 to 25 early this evening then increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 35 to 45 Tuesday morning then becoming east 40 to 50 near noon Tuesday. Wind diminishing to northeast 30 to 40 Tuesday evening.
Showers ending this afternoon. Rain overnight and Tuesday.
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Storm warning in effect
Explorer - northwestern half
Issued 04:36 AM PST 25 January 2021'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 25 January 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located northwest of theoffshore waters.
By 3:00 p.m. PST today weakening ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
At 10:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening frontal system located on a
line northwest-southeast over Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:59 AM PST 25 January 2021 A ridge of high pressure west of offshore waters will shiftsoutheastward weaken this morning. Northwest gales over the offshore
waters will ease to moderate to strong this morning.
A frontal system will move onto Bowie this evening and continue to
move southeastward overnight. The front will stall over Explorer in a
northwest to southeast line by Tuesday morning.
Winds will increase to gale force southeast this evening over the
offshore waters. Winds will increase to gale to storm force southeast
Tuesday morning over the South Coast.
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