Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 September 2017
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind light increasing to northwest 10 to 15 knots late overnight and to northwest 15 to 20 early Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers ending late overnight with a risk of thunderstorms.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 September 2017
Thursday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming
southeast 5 to 15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 19 September 2017 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located on a line east-west overthe Central Coast.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday departing trough located on a line
east-west over the Lower Mainland.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday approaching ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over the southern Alaska panhandle.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PDT 19 September 2017 A trough of low pressure over the Alaskan Panhandle will pushsouthward down the coast tonight. On Wednesday, a ridge of high
pressure currently well offshore will build strongly towards the
North Coast.
On Wednesday, strong to gale force northwest winds will spread across
northern and central waters as the ridge builds towards the coast.
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