Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 20 to 30 knots becoming westerly 20 this morning then diminishing to west 15 Wednesday morning.
Showers ending near noon Wednesday with a risk of thunderstorms.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 3 Wednesday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Thursday
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30 late in the day.
Friday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30.
Saturday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 8 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday By 4:00 a.m. PDT today dissipating frontal system located on aline northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today low located over northwestern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low located near the Alaska
panhandle.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located over the South Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located on a line north-south
over the Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:32 AM PDT 8 October 2024 A low pressure centre northwest of Bowie this morning will movetowards the Alaska Panhandle today. Moderate to strong
southwesterlies are expected over most northern waters except for
Bowie where gale force southwesterlies are expected today.
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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