Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2023
Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 40 knots diminishing to southwest 30 early Tuesday morning.
Scattered showers. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 6 metres building to 7 to 9 late overnight then subsiding to
7 Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2023
Wednesday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
southwest 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to
northwest 25.
Friday
Wind northwest 20 knots increasing to southeast
35 to 45 late in the day.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Issued 5:58 PM PST 04 December 2023'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 2023 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located overVancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight low located northwest of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
At midnight PST Tuesday building ridge located over Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 PM PST 4 December 2023 Across the northern and central waters, the gale to storm forcesoutheasterlies will veer to southwesterly gales in theas the Parent
low moves into the vicinity over the next few hours. There may be
brief bursts of southwesterly storm force winds over waters west of
Haida Gwaii tonight.
Over the southern waters southwesterly gales over northern and
central waters will slowly diminish on Tuesday to southwesterly
strong as the low weakens.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- 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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