West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 03 December 2023
Tonight and Monday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southerly 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 near midnight and to southeast 40 to 50 early Monday morning except southeast 60 near the headlands. Wind diminishing to southwesterly 25 to 35 Monday afternoon.
Rain overnight and Monday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 03 December 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres building to 6 to 8 early this evening then
subsiding to 4 to 6 Monday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 03 December 2023
Tuesday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 15 to 25 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots becoming
light.
Thursday
Wind light increasing to northwest 20
knots.
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Warnings
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Storm warning in effect
West Coast Vancouver Island North
Issued 9:30 PM PST 03 December 2023'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 3 December 2023 Tonight and Monday At midnight PST tonight frontal system located west of the offshorewaters.
By 2:00 p.m. PST Monday frontal system located on a line
northwest-southeast over eastern Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:23 PM PST 3 December 2023 A frontal system will approach offshore waters near midnight tonightand then move eastward to lie through Eastern Queen Charlotte Sound
on Monday afternoon. Winds will rise to gale to storm force southeast
ahead of the front and then shift to gale force southwest in the wake
of the system.
Over northern waters, southwesterly storm force winds may briefly
surface late Monday afternoon and early evening.
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
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