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Issued 09:32 PM PDT 17 September 2024

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 Wednesday morning then becoming southwest 10 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.

Showers. Fog patches forming near midnight and dissipating near noon Wednesday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 17 September 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Wednesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 17 September 2024
Thursday Wind northwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to southerly 25 to 35 late in the day.
Saturday Wind southerly 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southerly 20 to 30.

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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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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PDT 17 September 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight building ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located from Explorer to the
Central Coast.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday trough located west of Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:47 PM PDT 17 September 2024 A ridge over the offshore waters will strengthen as a
Trough weakens over Vancouver Island tonight.

With the building ridge, strong to gale force northwesterlies will
persist from west coast Haida Gwaii down to northern parts of
Explorer into the early evening and ease before midnight.

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