West Coast Vancouver Island South
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Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots except variable 5 to 15 offshore. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 late this evening then increasing to northwest 15 to 25 Tuesday afternoon.
Rain changing to scattered showers this evening and ending near noon Tuesday. Fog patches forming overnight and dissipating Tuesday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain and 1 mile or less in fog patches.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 early this evening then
building to 1 to 2 Tuesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
westerly 10 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming
westerly 20 to 30.
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 March 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today dissipating trough located over VancouverIsland.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over eastern Bowie.
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