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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 October 2024

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southerly inflow 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 near midnight then diminishing to light early Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 near noon Wednesday then diminishing to light Wednesday evening.

Periods of rain overnight and Wednesday. Risk of thunderstorms Wednesday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 October 2024
Thursday Wind light.
Friday Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots becoming northerly outflow 5 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25.

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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 PM PDT 15 October 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located from Queen Charlotte Sound
to Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight trough located from Hecate Strait
to Tofino.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1000 mb located over southern Haida
Gwaii.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight low 1000 mb located over northern Hecate
Strait.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday building ridge located west of the
offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:44 PM PDT 15 October 2024 A trough moving across the northern and central waters is generating
southerly strong to gale force winds from Eastern Dixon Entrance to
Southern Explorer. Meanwhile, a small but intense low pressure centre
over Southern Haida Gwaii will move into Hecate Strait this evening.
Gale force winds with sudden wind direction changes will accompany
this system.

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