Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 31 May 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwesterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20 after midnight except light near the mainland coast. Wind diminishing to light Thursday morning then becoming easterly 5 to 15 Thursday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 31 May 2023
Friday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 31 May 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located from Explorer to theCentral Coast.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
north-south over northern Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northwest-southeast over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:09 PM PDT 31 May 2023 Ahead of a ridge of high pressure, gale force westerlies over Juan deFuca Strait will ease late this evening and then redevelop early
Thursday evening.
An approaching frontal system will cross Bowie tonight and remain
over Haida Gwaii through Thursday. Ahead of the front, gale force
southeasterlies will develop over northern waters early Thursday
morning and ease Thursday evening.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- 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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