West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 08 December 2024
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 early this afternoon except light near the coast. Wind diminishing to light early this evening then increasing to southeast 5 to 15 late overnight. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20 Monday evening.
Showers this morning. Periods of drizzle overnight and Monday. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Monday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2024
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 4 to 6 this morning and to 3 to 4
this evening. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Monday morning and to 2 Monday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2024
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots.
Thursday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 20 to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 8 December 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PST today building ridge located west of the offshorewaters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight ridge located from Hecate Strait to
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Monday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Monday frontal system located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:30 AM PST 8 December 2024 A frontal system is expected to move into the offshore waters onMonday, bringing gale force southerly winds.
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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