Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 21 December 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 near midnight and to southeast 20 to 30 Sunday morning with gusts to 40. Wind diminishing to southeast 20 Sunday evening.
Rain beginning near midnight changing to showers Sunday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 21 December 2024
Monday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15 to 25 in the afternoon then increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late
in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southeast 25.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to
southeast 35 to 45.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 21 December 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located west of theoffshore waters.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Sunday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday trough located from Bowie to Explorer.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary ridge located over
BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:12 PM PST 21 December 2024 Another frontal system is approaching the offshore waters andWill move across the marine regions on Sunday. Storm to hurricane
force southeasterlies will develop ahead of this system with
southeast gales developing over the inner South Coast. This system
will bring gale to storm force southwesterlies in its wake Sunday
night over the northern waters.
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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