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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 23 November 2024

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots tonight. Wind southeast 15 to 25 Sunday.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms tonight.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 after midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Monday Wind east 15 to 25 knots becoming east 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 10 to 20 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 9:30 PM PST 23 November 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary ridge located over
BC interior.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening low 998 mb located 60 miles
southwest of Cape St. James.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday departing low 1002 mb located over
northwestern Explorer.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday approaching trough located off the
Washington Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:30 PM PST 23 November 2024 A 998 millibar low west of Cape Scott will track slowly westward
tonight into Explorer Sunday morning. Another trough will approach
the South Coast early Sunday morning.

Strong to gale force south to southeasterly winds over southern
And central waters north and east of the low will prevail tonight
then weaken on Sunday. Strong to local gale force southeasterlies
over the South Coast will also ease Sunday afternoon.

A strong ridge of high pressure over BC Interior combined with the
low offshore will continue to produce gale to storm force outflow
winds through the mainland inlets of the North and Central Coasts
tonight and slowly weaken on Sunday.

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