Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 07 December 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to southeast 10 to 20 Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 Friday afternoon and to southeast 40 to 50 Friday evening.
Scattered showers this evening. Rain Friday late in the day.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 December 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 metres building to 4 to 6 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 December 2023
Saturday
Wind southeast 45 knots veering to southwest
35 in the morning then diminishing to northwest 30 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northwest 20 knots veering to north 15 to
20.
Monday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Storm warning in effect
Explorer - northwestern half
Issued 9:30 PM PST 07 December 2023'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 4:00 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south overthe offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south over
BC interior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday frontal system located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.
At noon PST Saturday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:21 PM PST 7 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm forcesoutheast winds to the offshore waters Friday afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island Friday evening as the
frontal system approaches.
On Saturday, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Dixon east, through Hecate
Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.
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