Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to southeast 5 to 15 near noon. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late this afternoon and to southeast 30 to 40 this evening. Wind increasing to south 50 to 65 late overnight then diminishing to southeast 25 to 35 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 Saturday evening.
Showers ending this morning. Rain overnight and Saturday. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
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Warnings
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Hurricane force wind warning in effect
Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2023'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south overthe offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south over
BC interior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday frontal system located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.
At noon PST Saturday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:00 AM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm forcesoutheast 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 Dixon east, through Hecate
Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
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- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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