West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 21 December 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots increasing to southeast 50 to 60 late overnight then diminishing to southeast 35 to 45 near noon Sunday. Wind veering to southwest 35 to 45 early Sunday evening.
Rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 21 December 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres building to 7 to 10 near midnight then
subsiding to 6 to 8 early Sunday afternoon. Seas building to 7 to 10 Sunday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 21 December 2024
Monday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots increasing to
southeast 40 to 50 in the morning then diminishing to southeast 35 late in the
day.
Tuesday
Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots veering to
southeast 35.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 45 to 55 knots diminishing to
southwest 35 late in the day.
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Warnings
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Storm warning in effect
West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Issued 9:30 PM PST 21 December 2024'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 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 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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