Queen Charlotte Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 21 January 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light this evening except northeasterly outflow 20 near the mainland inlets tonight and Friday morning. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 Friday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 21 January 2021
Saturday
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon and to southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 21 January 2021 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PST 21 January 2021 A low south of Explorer is causing strong to gale force northeasterlywinds to the southern half of Explorer this morning.
Winds will ease to moderate to strong northeasterly this afternoon as
the low moves southeastward.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
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- 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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