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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PDT 20 September 2023

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northerly 20 to 25 knots diminishing to north 15 to 20 late overnight then backing to northwest 10 to 15 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to light Thursday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 late overnight and to 1 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2023
Friday Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots backing to south 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots backing to southwest 10 to 20.
Sunday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 35.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas South Nomad - 46036 Sentry Shoal - 46131 South Brooks - 46132 Halibut Bank - 46146 South Moresby - 46147 South Hecate Strait - 46185 West Sea Otter - 46204 La Perouse Bank - 46206 East Dellwood - 46207 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay – 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Port Hardy Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Sartine Island Solander Island Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Cape St.James Bella Bella Airport Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Herbert Island Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PDT 20 September 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary ridge located from
Explorer to the Central Coast.

At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Thursday cold front located from Bowie to the
North Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:15 PM PDT 20 September 2023 A cold front will track across Bowie on Thursday and then Haida Gwaii
in the evening. Ahead of the front, southwesterly gales will develop
over Northern Bowie tonight and spread to northern waters Thursday
morning. In its wake, winds will ease to moderate to strong
westerlies.

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