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Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half

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Issued 10:30 AM PST 19 January 2022

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots increasing to southerly 45 to 50 late this afternoon then diminishing to west 35 to 40 after midnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 25 Thursday morning and to light Thursday evening.

Rain changing to drizzle overnight.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 19 January 2022
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this morning and to 3 to 4 near noon. Seas building to 5 Thursday morning then subsiding to 4 near noon Thursday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 19 January 2022
Friday Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday Wind south 5 to 15 knots.

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Storm warning in effect

Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half

Issued 10:30 AM PST 19 January 2022

'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 19 January 2022 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located west of Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located from Hecate Strait
to the Central Coast.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday trough located on a line north-south
over the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:21 AM PST 19 January 2022 A frontal system continues to move across the northern waters today.
Gale force southeasterlies will continue over the northern and
central waters. As it approaches the mainland coast, storm force
southeasterlies will develop across Northern Hecate Strait and Dixon
Entrance East near midday.

A trough rapidly following this frontal system this afternoon will
maintain southeast gale force winds from Hecate Strait to Queen
Charlotte Strait. Storm force southeasterlies will develop
From Southern Hecate Strait to the headlands of Vancouver Island late
this afternoon.

Winds will veer to gale force westerly tonight in the wake of the
trough then ease Thursday morning.

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