West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 November 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots backing to northerly 10 to 20 near noon except variable 5 to 15 near the coast south of Barkley Sound. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 November 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 near noon
Tuesday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 November 2024
Wednesday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots backing to
southwest 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
Friday
Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable
10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 25 November 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located over BC interior.At 4:00 a.m. PST today departing low located off the Washington
Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday trough located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 AM PST 25 November 2024 As the ridge over Interior British Columbia weakens, strong to galeforce outflow winds through the mainland inlets will gradually ease
today.
Marginal gale force northeasterly winds over Southern Explorer will
also weaken as the low off Washington coast continues to move
southward.
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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