Bowie - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 23 April 2024
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots except west 10 to 20 over southern sections. Wind becoming west 10 to 20 this evening except variable 5 to 15 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday morning then becoming east 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers ending Wednesday afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 23 April 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early Wednesday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 23 April 2024
Thursday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots backing to north
15 late in the day.
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming west
20 to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 23 April 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening cold front located from theCentral Coast to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low located over Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening low located over northern
Haida Gwaii.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday approaching trough located west of the
offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:01 PM PDT 23 April 2024 A weakening cold front over Northern Vancouver Island will dissipateas it moves southward tonight. Strong southerlies ahead of the front
shift to moderate to strong southwesterlies behind it. Winds are
forecast to reach gale force westerlies are forecast through Juan de
Fuca Strait tonight.
The associated low centre over Bowie will drift towards Haida
Gwaii. Strong westerlies south of the low will ease on Wednesday as a
ridge of high pressure builds over Vancouver Island.
A trough of low pressure will bring strong southerlies to Explorer
later Wednesday.
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