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Johnstone Strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 07 December 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light late overnight then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 early Friday evening.

Showers ending Friday morning. Fog patches forming late overnight and dissipating Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 December 2023
Saturday Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southeast 20 late in the day.
Sunday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 7 December 2023 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight dissipating low located over the Central
Coast.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
the offshore waters.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Friday ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.

At 4:00 p.m. PST Friday intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:21 PM PST 7 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm force
southeast winds to the offshore waters Friday afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island Friday evening as the
frontal system approaches.

On Saturday, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Dixon east, through Hecate
Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.

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