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Dixon Entrance West

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 near noon then diminishing to west 15 to 20 Friday morning. Wind backing to southwest 5 to 15 Friday afternoon then becoming light Friday evening.

Showers Friday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024

Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara

Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this afternoon then subsiding to 2 Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to southerly 20 to 30 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.

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Map of Pacific - North Coast marine weather areas Middle Nomad - 46004 South Nomad - 46036 Dixon Entrance Central - 46145 South Moresby - 46147 Nanakwa Shoal - 46181 North Hecate Strait - 46183 North Nomad - 46184 South Hecate Strait - 46185 West Sea Otter - 46204 West Dixon Entrance - 46205 East Dellwood - 46207 West Moresby - 46208 Sartine Island Cape St.James Kindakun Rocks Langara Island Masset Municipal Airport Rose Spit Sandspit Airport Bella Bella Airport Bella Coola Airport Bonilla Island Cathedral Point Cumshewa Island Grey Islet Holland Rock Lucy Islands Lightstation Prince Rupert Airport
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located from Explorer to Cape Scott.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening trough located from Explorer
to Tofino.

At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday weakening ridge located from Explorer to
the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:33 AM PDT 16 May 2024 A trough of low pressure will track southwards across Explorer today.
Ahead of the trough, moderate to strong westerlies off West Vancouver
Island will increase to gale force northwest this afternoon in its
wake. The northwest gales will gradually spread to Georgia Strait
tonight and ease early Friday morning.

Additionally, westerly gales through Juan de Fuca Strait will ease
early this morning and redevelop this evening.

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