Douglas Channel
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Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 September 2024
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 knots increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to 25 this afternoon then diminishing to southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to 20 Friday afternoon.
Showers changing to rain Friday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 September 2024
Saturday
Wind southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 knots
increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southwesterly inflow 20 to 30 knots
diminishing to southwesterly inflow 10 to 20 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southwesterly inflow 10 to 20 knots
increasing to southwesterly inflow 20 to 30.
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Issued 4:00 AM PDT 19 September 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening trough located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located from Explorer to the Central
Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday frontal system located on a line north-south
over eastern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:33 AM PDT 19 September 2024 Ahead of a ridge of high pressure, strong to gale force northwesterlywinds will develop over West Vancouver Island - south this evening
and ease early Friday morning.
An approaching frontal system will track across Haida Gwaii Thursday
evening and onto the North Coast on Friday. Ahead of the front,
southerly gales will develop over Bowie Friday morning and then
spread to northern waters in the afternoon and evening.
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