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Issued 09:30 PM PST 02 February 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to south 15 to 25 early Friday morning except south 30 near Cape St. James Friday afternoon and evening. Wind diminishing to light Friday evening except south 20 near Cape St. James.

Periods of rain ending Friday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 February 2023
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 early this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 February 2023
Saturday Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots becoming southeast 25 to 35 in the morning then becoming northwest 25 to 35 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots backing to southwest 30 to 40.
Monday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas South Nomad - 46036 Sentry Shoal - 46131 South Brooks - 46132 Halibut Bank - 46146 South Moresby - 46147 South Hecate Strait - 46185 West Sea Otter - 46204 La Perouse Bank - 46206 East Dellwood - 46207 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay - 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Port Hardy Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Sartine Island Solander Island Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Cape St.James Bella Bella Airport Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Herbert Island Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 2 February 2023 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located from the North
Coast to Explorer.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Friday dissipating frontal system located on a
line northwest-southeast over Cape Scott.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday low 987 mb located southwest of Explorer.
By 2:00 p.m. PST Friday departing low 989 mb located near Tofino.

At 9:30 p.m. PST Friday approaching frontal system located off
Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:18 PM PST 2 February 2023 A frontal system extending from the North Coast of BC
To Northwestern Explorer is producing widespread southeasterly gales
to the east of the system, with an embedded swath of southeasterly
storms from Dixon Entrance - east to the headlands of Vancouver
Island today.

Winds will ease to moderate southerlies across northern waters later
this evening, but will remain gale force across the central waters
and along the west coast of Vancouver Island tonight.

Winds over the west coast of Vancouver Island will increase to storm
force southeasterlies Friday morning as another low approaches.
Winds will also increase to southeasterly gale force across the inner
South Coast waters throughout the day on Friday.

Winds will ease on Friday evening, though there will be a brief
period of southwest gales across west coast Vancouver Island - south
and the mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait Friday evening in the wake of
the low.

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