West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 05 December 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southerly 20 to 30 late overnight and to variable 5 to 15 Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 20 Friday evening.
Rain ending Friday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2024
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2024
Saturday
Wind southwest 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 to 30 in the morning then veering to northwest 20 to 30 late in
the day.
Sunday
Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
light.
Monday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to
southeast 30 to 40.
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Gale warning in effect
West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Issued 9:30 PM PST 05 December 2024'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 9:30 PM PST 5 December 2024 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a linenorth-south over the offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Friday departing frontal system located from the
Central Coast to Tofino.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located off Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located on a line
northwest-southeast over western Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:09 PM PST 5 December 2024 A frontal system over the offshore waters will move across HaidaGwaii early Friday morning and then southwards across Vancouver
Island Friday night. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will
continue tonight across offshore, central and northern coastal waters
and then spread to southern waters overnight. On Friday, southerly
gales will ease over northern waters in the morning but continue over
central and southern waters and spread to the inner South Coast in
the afternoon.
Localized southeast storm force winds over Queen Charlotte Sound and
the headlands of West Vancouver Island North have eased this evening
but will redevelop overnight and then ease late in the day on Friday.
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
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