West Coast Vancouver Island South
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Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots backing to southeast 15 to 25 early this evening then becoming southeast 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind southeast 15 to 25 Sunday.
Periods of rain. Risk of thunderstorms today.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon and to 2 after
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 23 November 2024
Monday
Wind east 15 to 25 knots becoming east 10 to 20
in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 23 November 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening low 990 mb located 30 miles
southwest of Cape Scott.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Sunday weakening low 1000 mb located over
northwestern Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday approaching trough located off the
Washington Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:13 AM PST 23 November 2024 A 990 millibar low just southwest of Cape Scott will track slowlynorthward over Queen Charlotte Sound today while weakening. The low
will move eastward tonight into Explorer Sunday morning. Another
trough will approach the South Coast early Sunday morning.
Strong to gale force southerly to southeasterly winds over southern
and central waters north and east of the low will prevail today
Then weaken on Sunday. Strong to local gale force southeasterlies
over the South Coast will also ease Sunday afternoon.
A strong ridge of high pressure over BC Interior combined with the
low offshore will continue to produce gale to storm force outflow
winds through the mainland inlets of the North and Central Coasts
this weekend.
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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