Hecate Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 March 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Wind south 10 to 20 knots increasing to south 20 to 30 this evening then diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 near noon Friday. Wind veering to west 20 Friday evening.
Scattered showers changing to rain this evening then to showers Friday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 March 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 near midnight and to 2 to
3 early Friday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon Friday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 March 2023
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots backing to
southerly 10 to 15 in the morning then becoming variable 5 to 15 late in the
day.
Sunday
Wind northerly 15 knots increasing to northwest
15 to 25 late in the day.
Monday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 30 March 2023 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located over
Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:42 PM PDT 30 March 2023 A Pacific frontal system over Bowie this afternoon will tracksoutheastward tonight. Strong to gale force southerly winds are
expected ahead of the system. In its wake, winds shift to strong to
gale force westerly or northwesterly.
The frontal system will reach Vancouver Island Friday afternoon and
generate strong to marginal gale force southeasterly winds in the
Strait of Georgia. Strong to marginal gale force westerly winds are
expected in the Juan de Fuca Strait as the system departs the South
Coast Friday evening.
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