West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 20 September 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except light near the coast south of Estevan Point. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 near midnight except northwest 15 to 25 offshore. Wind becoming light Thursday morning then becoming northwest 5 to 15 late Thursday afternoon. Wind becoming light Thursday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Thursday morning and to 1
Thursday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2023
Friday
Wind light becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots in
the morning.
Saturday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming
southeast 15 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 20 September 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary ridge located fromExplorer to the Central Coast.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Thursday cold front located from Bowie to the
North Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:15 PM PDT 20 September 2023 A cold front will track across Bowie on Thursday and then Haida Gwaiiin the evening. Ahead of the front, southwesterly gales will develop
over Northern Bowie tonight and spread to northern waters Thursday
morning. In its wake, winds will ease to moderate to strong
westerlies.
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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