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Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind south 20 to 30 knots diminishing to light near noon then increasing to west 15 early this evening. Wind increasing to west 20 late overnight and to northwest 20 to 30 Wednesday evening.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today and this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 early this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind southeast 45 to 55 knots diminishing to southwest 35 to 45.
Saturday Wind west 30 knots diminishing to southwest 20.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 15 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 a.m. PDT today trough located off the offshore waters.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight trough located from Hecate Strait
to Tofino.

At 1:00 p.m. PDT today deepening low located over northern Explorer.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight low 1000 mb located over northern Hecate
Strait.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:38 AM PDT 15 October 2024 A trough moving across the northern and central waters today will
generate southerly strong to gale force winds from Eastern Dixon
Entrance to Southern Explorer. This afternoon, a small but intense
low pressure centre will develop over Northern Explorer and move
quickly into Hecate Strait this evening. Gale force winds with
Sudden wind direction changes will accompany this system.

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