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Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 26 September 2023

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming westerly 5 to 15 this morning then becoming easterly 5 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to east 15 to 20 overnight then diminishing to light Wednesday morning. Wind becoming west 15 Wednesday afternoon then diminishing to light Wednesday evening.

Scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 26 September 2023
Thursday Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 26 September 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today low 976 mb located over southern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low 990 mb located over
northern Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:49 AM PDT 26 September 2023 An intense low will remain over Bowie today before moving north
towards the Alaskan Panhandle Wednesday morning. Ahead of the low,
gale to storm force southeasterlies over central and northern coastal
waters will gradually ease to strong to gale force today.

In its wake, strong to gale force westerlies will persist over the
offshore waters today and tonight, before spreading to northern
waters early Wednesday morning.

Across the inner South Coast, gale force southeasterlies over Strait
of Georgia - north of Nanaimo will ease this afternoon.

Additionally, conditions are favourable for waterspout development
over Explorer and west coast Vancouver Island today and tonight.

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