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Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance

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Issued 10:30 AM PST 08 December 2023

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light increasing to east 15 to 20 knots early this evening and to east 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to east 10 to 20 Saturday evening.

Rain Saturday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2023
Sunday Wind east 5 to 15 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 late in the day.
Monday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 15.
Tuesday Wind east 10 to 15 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing ridge located on a line
north-south over Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:24 AM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm force
southeast winds to the offshore waters this afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island this evening as the
frontal system approaches.

On Saturday morning, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Hecate Strait, through Queen
Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.

Gale force northwesterlies over northern waters, west of Haida Gwaii
will follow this system late Saturday.

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