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Issued 09:30 PM PST 09 December 2023

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots except southwest 15 offshore. Wind diminishing to variable 5 to 15 after midnight then increasing to northwest 15 to 25 early Sunday morning except light near the coast south of Estevan Point Sunday evening.

Rain changing to periods of drizzle Sunday morning.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 December 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 early this evening and to 3 to 4 early Sunday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 December 2023
Monday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming southeasterly 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to southeast 35 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to southeast 25 to 30.

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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 9 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight dissipating frontal system located over
the Central Coast.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough located over Haida Gwaii extending
southwestward.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Sunday weakening trough located over Vancouver
Island extending southwestward.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday building ridge located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday ridge located over Langara extending
southwestward.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:17 PM PST 9 December 2023 A vigorous front has moved onto the Central Coast this evening while
quickly weakening.

Gale force southeast winds over the central and South Coast waters
will ease to moderate to strong late this evening as the front
continues to weaken. Gale force northwesterlies over the northern
waters will ease to strong overnight.

Another front will give southwesterly gales to Northern Bowie by
Sunday evening.

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