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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Issued 09:30 PM PST 09 December 2019

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early Tuesday morning.

Rain Tuesday afternoon and evening changing to periods of drizzle.

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Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 December 2019
Wednesday Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 in the morning and to southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.
Thursday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to southerly 5 to 15 late in the day.
Friday Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming light late in the day.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 9 December 2019 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over eastern Bowie.
By noon PST Tuesday dissipating frontal system located on a line
north-south over Hecate Strait.

At 10:00 p.m. PST Tuesday frontal system located over Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:16 PM PST 9 December 2019 A frontal system will track across the offshore waters tonight and
weaken over Hecate Strait midday Tuesday. Gale force southerlies will
weaken to moderate to strong westerlies late this evening over the
offshore waters. Gale force southeasterlies will weaken by midday on
Tuesday over Queen Charlotte Sound and Hecate Strait. In its wake the
winds will shift to moderate southwesterly.

By Tuesday night, widespread southeast gales will develop over
northern and central waters as another stronger frontal system
approaches. The southeast gales will increase to southeast storm
force near midnight.

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