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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024

Tonight and Friday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots late overnight and to southeast 20 to 25 Friday morning. Wind veering to south 15 to 20 early Friday afternoon then becoming southwest 15 Friday evening.

Rain overnight and Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024
Saturday Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20 knots in the morning then becoming northwest 5 to 15 late in the day.
Sunday Wind light.
Monday Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots.

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Strong wind warning in effect

Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 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 4:47 PM PDT 3 October 2024 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today deepening low 995 mb located off Explorer.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT Friday dissipating low 998 mb located over the
Central Coast.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday approaching frontal system located over
western Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:39 PM PDT 3 October 2024 A deepening low pressure system will track across Explorer tonight
and weaken over the Central Coast on Friday. Ahead of the low,
southeast gales will develop over Explorer early this evening and
then spread to central waters this evening with storm force
southeasterlies near the headlands of Vancouver Island.

Winds will back to northwest gales to storm force winds immediately
behind the low before diminishing to strong westerlies midday Friday
over Explorer. Gale force northwesterlies will prevail in the wake of
the low over the central waters and the headlands of Vancouver Island
on Friday before diminishing late Friday.

An approaching frontal system will track across Bowie Friday night.
Ahead of the front, southerly gales will develop over Bowie late
Friday afternoon and then spread to northern and central waters
Friday night.

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