Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 12 April 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind north 5 to 15 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 near noon. Wind variable 5 to 15 tonight and Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 April 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 near midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 April 2021
Wednesday
Wind variable 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15 late in the day.
Friday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast
10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 12 April 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today building ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over Haida Gwaii.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 3:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:32 AM PDT 12 April 2021 A frontal system west of Bowie will give strong to gale forcesoutherly winds over the Northern Bowie region beginning Tuesday
evening. Winds will diminish by Wednesday as the system moves away to
the north.
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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