Douglas Channel
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Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 19 April 2024
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northeasterly outflow 5 to 15 knots increasing to northeasterly outflow 15 to 25 near midnight then becoming northeasterly outflow 10 to 20 late Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to light early Saturday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 April 2024
Sunday
Wind northeasterly outflow 10 to 20 knots
diminishing to light in the afternoon then becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to
15 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southwesterly inflow 5 to 15
knots.
Tuesday
Wind southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 knots
becoming southwesterly inflow 10 to 20.
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Issued 9:30 PM PDT 19 April 2024 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located over BC interior.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday weakening ridge located over BC interior.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight dissipating trough located west of Bowie.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday low located southwest of Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Saturday low located near Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:19 PM PDT 19 April 2024 A ridge of high pressure over the BC Interior will drive strongcoastal outflow winds tonight through to Saturday morning.
An area of low pressure is forecast to approach Explorer overnight
tonight and lead to strong to gale force southeasterly winds
developing westwards of Vancouver Island on Saturday. Strong to gale
force winds will likely spread into central waters later Saturday as
the area of low pressure heads towards the northern tip of Vancouver
Island.
Gale force northwesterly winds are expected in the wake of this
system later on Saturday.
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