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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 October 2024

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southerly 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 early this evening then increasing to west 15 to 25 near midnight. Wind veering to northwest 20 to 30 Wednesday afternoon.

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

Waves

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

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM 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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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 15 October 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located from Queen Charlotte Sound
to Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight trough located from Hecate Strait
to Tofino.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1000 mb located over southern Haida
Gwaii.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight low 1000 mb located over northern Hecate
Strait.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday building ridge located west of the
offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:44 PM PDT 15 October 2024 A trough moving across the northern and central waters is generating
southerly strong to gale force winds from Eastern Dixon Entrance to
Southern Explorer. Meanwhile, a small but intense low pressure centre
over Southern Haida Gwaii will move into Hecate Strait this evening.
Gale force winds with sudden wind direction changes will accompany
this system.

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