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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 20 November 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots diminishing to easterly 10 to 15 Thursday morning and to light Thursday afternoon except northeast 15 south of Tsawwassen Thursday evening.

Showers ending Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:02 PM PST 20 November 2024
Friday Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
Sunday 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 4:00 AM PST 21 November 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PST today departing low located over northwestern
Explorer.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight deepening low located off Oregon Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday low located off Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:39 AM PST 21 November 2024 A low pressure center over Northwestern Explorer will move west of
the region today. In its wake, gale to storm force easterlies over
offshore, central and northern waters will gradually ease today.

Additionally, strong to gale force outflow winds through mainland
inlets of the North and Central Coasts will continue today and
Friday.

An approaching low coming up from the south along the Oregon and
Washington coast will lie off Vancouver Island by Friday afternoon.
Ahead of the low, gale force northeasterlies will develop over
offshore, southern and central waters Friday morning.

Over southern waters, southeast storms will develop Friday morning
over West Vancouver Island south and then spread to the inner South
Coast Friday afternoon as southeast gales.

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