Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to south 15 knots early this afternoon and to southeast 25 late this afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 this evening and to southeast 40 to 50 after midnight. Wind becoming south 35 to 45 early Saturday morning then diminishing to southwest 15 to 25 near noon Saturday.
Rain tonight and Saturday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
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Explorer - southeastern half
Issued 10:30 AM PST 08 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 10:30 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing ridge located on a linenorth-south over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm forcesoutheast winds to the offshore waters this afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island this evening as the
frontal system approaches.
On Saturday morning, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Hecate Strait, through Queen
Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.
Gale force northwesterlies over northern waters, west of Haida Gwaii
will follow this system late Saturday.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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