Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 04 December 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots tonight and Thursday.
Periods of rain ending Thursday morning. Periods of rain Thursday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2024
Friday
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots diminishing to
southeast 25 to 35 in the morning and to southeast 10 to 20 in the
afternoon.
Saturday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light late in the day.
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Gale warning in effect
Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Issued 9:30 PM PST 04 December 2024'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 9:30 PM PST 4 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a linenorth-south over the offshore waters.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday departing frontal system located from
the North Coast to Cape Scott then to Tofino.
At 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday frontal system located west of the
offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Thursday frontal system located on a line
north-south over the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:38 PM PST 4 December 2024 A frontal system over the offshore waters will track across HaidaGwaii tonight and move onto the North Coast Thursday morning.
Ahead of the front, strong to gale force southeasterlies over
offshore, central and northern waters will continue tonight and shift
to moderate to strong southerly in its wake overnight and early
Thursday morning.
Southerly gales will persist Thursday across central and northern
coastal waters as a second frontal system approaches. This system
will track across the offshore waters Thursday evening and Haida
Gwaii overnight. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will redevelop
over the offshore waters midday Thursday and spread to west coast
Haida Gwaii in the evening.
Localized southeast storms will develop near the headlands of West
Vancouver Island north Thursday afternoon and ease early in the
evening.
Areas of fog will persist in the Georgia basin tonight and gradually
lift through the day on Friday.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- 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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