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Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 30 November 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 late overnight then increasing to west 25 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to variable 5 to 15 Friday evening.

Periods of rain.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 30 November 2023
Saturday Wind west 25 to 35 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon then increasing to east 20 late in the day.
Sunday Wind easterly 20 to 30 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30.
Monday Wind light increasing to easterly 15 to 25 knots.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 30 November 2023 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today dissipating cold front located from the
Central Coast to Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Friday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to the Central Coast then to Vancouver Island.

At 10:30 a.m. PST Friday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:50 PM PST 30 November 2023 A frontal system will sweep across Bowie and Explorer tonight, then
reach the BC coastal waters by Friday morning.
The system will track inland by Friday afternoon. Southeast gales
will develop ahead of the system followed by gale force westerlies in
its wake.

Another frontal system is expected Friday. The system will make its
way across the offshore waters earlier in the day and then into the
northern and central waters later in the day. Gale force southerlies
ahead of the system will be followed by gale force westerlies in its
wake.

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