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Issued 04:00 AM PST 06 December 2024

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 Saturday morning.

Rain this afternoon tonight and Saturday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 06 December 2024
Sunday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light in the morning.
Monday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light.
Tuesday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light.

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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 4:00 AM PST 6 December 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a line north-south
over the offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located from
the Central Coast to Tofino.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located off Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located on a
line northwest-southeast over Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:32 AM PST 6 December 2024 A frontal system over Haida Gwaii will track southwards across
Vancouver Island tonight. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will
continue today over central and southern waters, and then spread to
the inner South Coast this afternoon and gradually ease tonight.

Localized southeast storm force winds over Queen Charlotte Sound and
the headlands of West Vancouver Island North will ease this
afternoon.

Another frontal system will track across the offshore waters tonight
and onto the North Coast early Saturday morning. Ahead of the front,
strong to gale force southeasterlies will develop over Bowie this
evening and then spread to northern waters overnight. In its wake,
winds will shift to strong to gale force southwesterly over most
outer waters tonight through Saturday.

Late Saturday afternoon into the evening most outer waters will shift
to strong to gale force northwesterly ahead of an offshore ridge of
high pressure.

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