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Howe Sound

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Issued 09:30 PM PST 26 November 2020

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southerly inflow 5 to 15 knots except southeast 20 to 30 near the mouth of Howe Sound overnight and Friday. Wind becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25 late Friday afternoon.

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Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 26 November 2020
Saturday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots increasing to northerly outflow 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northerly outflow 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20.
Monday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 26 November 2020 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over Cape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday departing frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday trough located west of the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday trough located from Haida Gwaii to Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:02 PM PST 26 November 2020 A frontal system stretched across from Cape Scott to Explorer will
stall in that position tonight as it straddles the central and
southern waters. On Friday, the front will begin to move again
towards the southeast and sweep across Vancouver Island.

Ahead of the front, gale to storm force southerly winds have
developed. Moderate to strong northwesterly winds are forecast in the
wake of the system.

A weak trough will approach the offshore waters from the west on
Friday. The trough will bring strong to gale force westerly winds
across Bowie and Explorer.

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