West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 09 December 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots except southwest 15 to 25 offshore. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 late this evening then increasing to northwest 15 to 25 after midnight. Wind veering to north 20 to 30 Sunday afternoon.
Rain changing to scattered showers near midnight and ending near noon Sunday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 December 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 4 near midnight and to 2 to 3
Sunday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 December 2023
Monday
Wind north 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light
in the afternoon then increasing to south 20 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind south 25 knots increasing to south 50
late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind south 35 knots diminishing to northwest
20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 9 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight dissipating frontal system located overthe Central Coast.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough located over Haida Gwaii extending
southwestward.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Sunday weakening trough located over Vancouver
Island extending southwestward.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday building ridge located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday ridge located over Langara extending
southwestward.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:17 PM PST 9 December 2023 A vigorous front has moved onto the Central Coast this evening whilequickly weakening.
Gale force southeast winds over the central and South Coast waters
will ease to moderate to strong late this evening as the front
continues to weaken. Gale force northwesterlies over the northern
waters will ease to strong overnight.
Another front will give southwesterly gales to Northern Bowie by
Sunday 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
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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