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Issued 09:30 PM PDT 19 September 2018

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind light becoming northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots near midnight then becoming light Thursday morning. Wind becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 near noon Thursday except southwesterly inflow 15 to 20 over northern sections. Wind becoming light Thursday evening.

A few showers ending after midnight. Periods of rain beginning early Thursday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 September 2018
Friday Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots.
Saturday Wind light.
Sunday Wind light.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PDT 19 September 2018 Tonight and Thursday At 11:00 a.m. PDT Thursday deepening low 1008 mb located over
northern Explorer.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday low 1005 mb located over southwestern
Queen Charlotte Sound.

At 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday intensifying cold front from low located
over northern Explorer.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Thursday cold front from low located over Queen
Charlotte Sound to Tofino.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:17 PM PDT 19 September 2018 A low pressure system will approach Northern Explorer on Thursday
morning and Progress across the central waters through the day.

The cold front extending southeastward from this system will lead to
gale force southeasterly winds for Queen Charlotte Sound and the
West coast of Vancouver Island by Thursday afternoon. Southeast
gales will also develop through the inner South Coast straits by
Thursday evening.

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