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Hecate Strait - southern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PDT 27 March 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots backing to northerly 10 to 20 early Thursday morning then becoming northerly 15 to 25 early Thursday evening.

Showers this evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 March 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 2 early Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 March 2024
Friday Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots backing to north 10 to 20 in the afternoon then to northwest 15 to 25 late in the day.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20.
Sunday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.

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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 4:00 AM PDT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low 990 mb located over
southern Explorer.

By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday approaching ridge located northwest
of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:19 PM PDT 27 March 2024 With an unstable airmass over the southern waters, there is a risk of
isolated thunderstorms and waterspouts tonight.

On Thursday, an offshore low will be quasi-stationary over Southern
Explorer. The low will generate marginal gale force southeasterly
winds over the waters west of Vancouver Island.

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