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Issued 09:30 PM PDT 28 March 2025

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots with gusts to 40 near the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming southwest 20 to 25 after midnight then backing to south 15 to 20 near noon Saturday. Wind backing to southeast 15 to 25 early Saturday evening.

Showers near the headlands tonight and Saturday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 28 March 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 28 March 2025
Sunday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to east 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southwesterly 15 knots.
Tuesday Wind variable 10 knots increasing to northwest 20.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PDT 28 March 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight low 1000 mb located over Queen Charlotte
Sound.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday low 1000 mb located over Bowie.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday trough from low located over Bowie to
McInnes Island.
By noon PDT Saturday trough from low located over Bowie to Langara.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:10 PM PDT 28 March 2025 A low pressure system over Southern Explorer will bring periods of
strong to gale force southeasterlies to the northern and central
waters tonight and Saturday.

High pressure over Northern British Columbia is creating strong to
gale force outflow winds through the mainland inlets of the north and
central coasts until early Saturday.

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