West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 23 November 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots tonight. Wind southeast 15 to 25 Sunday.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms tonight.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 after midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM 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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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 23 November 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary ridge located overBC interior.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening low 998 mb located 60 miles
southwest of Cape St. James.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday departing low 1002 mb located over
northwestern Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday approaching trough located off the
Washington Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:30 PM PST 23 November 2024 A 998 millibar low west of Cape Scott will track slowly westwardtonight into Explorer Sunday morning. Another trough will approach
the South Coast early Sunday morning.
Strong to gale force south to southeasterly winds over southern
And central waters north and east of the low will prevail tonight
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
tonight and slowly weaken on Sunday.
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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