Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 05 December 2023
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light early Wednesday morning.
Showers ending overnight with a risk of thunderstorms. Scattered showers Wednesday late in the day.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 5 late Wednesday morning and to 4
Wednesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 December 2023
Thursday
Wind northerly 15 to 25 knots backing to
northwest 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 30 to 40
knots late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots diminishing to
northwest 25.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 5 December 2023 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening low located over the Gulfof Alaska.
At midnight PST tonight building ridge located over Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:14 PM PST 5 December 2023 Gale force southwesterlies over Northern Bowie will ease tonight as alow in the Gulf of Alaska weakens and moves away from the region.
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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