Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 19 January 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming northerly 15 this afternoon then veering to easterly 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind backing to northerly 15 Wednesday evening.
Rain ending this afternoon. Showers Wednesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 19 January 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 3 Wednesday morning and to 2
Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 19 January 2021
Thursday
Wind north 25 knots increasing to north 25 to
35 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind north 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
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Warnings (Ended)
Gale warning ended
Explorer - northwestern half
Issued 10:30 AM PST 19 January 2021Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 19 January 2021 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over Cape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today dissipating frontal system located on a
line northeast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over the
offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:34 AM PST 19 January 2021 A frontal system over Northern Vancouver Island this morning willweaken as it tracks southwards across Vancouver Island today then
dissipate. Ahead of the front, strong to gale force southeasterlies
over southern waters will shift to moderate to strong northwesterly
in its wake.
Over northern waters, marginal gale force westerlies will ease to
moderate to strong by this afternoon.
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- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
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- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
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- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
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- West Coast Vancouver Island North
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