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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 01 March 2021

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 20 early this evening then diminishing to northwest 5 to 15 late overnight. Wind becoming light Tuesday morning then becoming southeast 5 to 15 Tuesday evening.

Showers tonight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 01 March 2021
Wednesday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25.
Friday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.

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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 10:30 AM PST 1 March 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing cold front located over southern
Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:07 AM PST 1 March 2021 A cold front over North Vancouver Island this morning will slowly
weaken and track southwards across Vancouver Island today. Strong to
gale force southeasterlies ahead of the front will shift to moderate
to strong northwesterlies in its wake.

Another approaching cold front will track across Haida Gwaii tonight
then slide south along the mainland coast to lie over North Vancouver
Island Tuesday afternoon. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will
develop over Bowie this afternoon then spread to northern waters
tonight and central waters Tuesday morning. In its wake the winds
will ease and shift to strong westerlies.

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