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Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2023

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots except north 20 over eastern sections. Wind becoming westerly 10 to 20 near midnight then diminishing to light near noon Tuesday.

Rain changing to showers Tuesday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2023
Wednesday Wind light becoming northeasterly 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 late in the day.
Friday Wind west 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 4 December 2023 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located over
Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today low located northwest of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.

At midnight PST Tuesday building ridge from high located over
Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:50 PM PST 4 December 2023 Across the northern and central waters, the gale to storm force
southeasterlies will veer to southwesterly gales in theas the Parent
low moves into the vicinity over the next few hours. There may be
brief bursts of southwesterly storm force winds over waters west of
Haida Gwaii tonight.

Over the southern waters southwesterly gales over northern and
central waters will slowly diminish on Tuesday to southwesterly
strong as the low weakens.

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