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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 05 December 2024

Tonight and Friday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southwesterly 10 to 20 late overnight and to light Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 20 Friday evening.

Rain ending overnight.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2024
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 3 to 4 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2024
Saturday Wind southwest 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southwest 20 to 30 in the morning then veering to northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light.
Monday Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to southeast 30 to 40.

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Gale warning in effect

West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

Issued 9:30 PM PST 05 December 2024

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 5 December 2024 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
north-south over the offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Friday departing frontal system located from the
Central Coast to Tofino.

At 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located off Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located on a line
northwest-southeast over western Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:09 PM PST 5 December 2024 A frontal system over the offshore waters will move across Haida
Gwaii early Friday morning and then southwards across Vancouver
Island Friday night. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will
continue tonight across offshore, central and northern coastal waters
and then spread to southern waters overnight. On Friday, southerly
gales will ease over northern waters in the morning but continue over
central and southern waters and spread to the inner South Coast in
the afternoon.

Localized southeast storm force winds over Queen Charlotte Sound and
the headlands of West Vancouver Island North have eased this evening
but will redevelop overnight and then ease late in the day on Friday.

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