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Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

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Issued 04:00 AM PST 02 February 2023

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind east 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 30 early this morning then diminishing to westerly 10 to 20 near noon. Wind diminishing to light this evening then becoming easterly 5 to 15 Friday morning. Wind backing to north 10 to 15 Friday afternoon.

Rain ending this afternoon. Showers Friday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 02 February 2023
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 metres building to 3 this morning then subsiding to 2 early this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 02 February 2023
Saturday Wind north 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to southwest 30 to 40.
Monday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PST 2 February 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a line north-south
over Haida Gwaii.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Friday dissipating frontal system located on a
line northwest-southeast over Cape Scott.

At 7:00 a.m. PST Friday low 987 mb located south of Explorer.
By 2:00 p.m. PST Friday departing low 989 mb located near Tofino.

At 11:00 p.m. PST Friday approaching frontal system located off
Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:08 AM PST 2 February 2023 A frontal system over the northern waters is producing southeasterly
storm force winds from Dixon Entrance - east to the headlands of
Vancouver Island and southeasterly gale force winds off the west
coast of Vancouver Island.

Winds will ease to moderate southerlies across northern waters this
evening. However, winds will remain southerly gale force across the
central waters and along the west coast of Vancouver Island tonight.

Winds over the west coast of Vancouver Island will increase to storm
force southeasterlies Friday morning as another frontal system
approaches. Winds will also increase to southeasterly gale force
across the inner northern waters Friday morning and across inner
South Coast waters Friday afternoon.

Winds will ease to strong south or southeast across northern, central
and south waters Friday evening. There will be a brief period of
southwest gales across west coast Vancouver Island - south and the
mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait Friday evening in the wake of the
frontal system.

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