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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 November 2020

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind south 10 to 15 knots backing to easterly 10 to 15 early this morning then diminishing to light late this afternoon. Wind increasing to easterly 10 to 15 Thursday morning and to southeast 15 to 25 Thursday afternoon.

Showers ending near noon. Showers Thursday afternoon and evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 25 November 2020
Friday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Saturday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20.
Sunday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming southeast 15 to 25.

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Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay - 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PST 25 November 2020 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PST today low 1007 mb located over northern Vancouver
Island.
By 10:00 a.m. PST today departing low 1013 mb located over western
Vancouver Island.

At 1:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:45 AM PST 25 November 2020 A low pressure centre is sitting over norhtern Vancouver Island. The
system will gradually dissipate late this morning as it moves to west
of Tofino. Gale force northwesterly winds over central offshore
waters will spread to southern offshore waters later this morning.

A frontal system will approach the northern offshore waters on this
afternoon. The system will move southward across northern waters
tonight then the central waters on Thursday. Ahead of the system,
gale force southerly winds will develop over northern waters tonight.
The winds will spread to central and southern waters on Thursday.

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