Hecate Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 19 January 2021
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind westerly 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then becoming north 15 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers ending this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 19 January 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 late overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 19 January 2021
Thursday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Friday
Wind north 15 to 25 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 19 January 2021 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today dissipating frontal system located on aline northeast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over the
offshore waters.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Wednesday trough located from the North Coast to
Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:34 AM PST 19 January 2021 A frontal system over Northern Vancouver Island this morning willweaken as it tracks southwards across Vancouver Island today then
dissipate. Ahead of the front, strong to gale force southeasterlies
over southern waters will shift to moderate to strong northwesterly
in its wake.
Over northern waters, marginal gale force westerlies will ease to
moderate to strong by this afternoon.
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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