Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 late overnight then becoming variable 15 to 25 Friday morning. Wind becoming northerly 10 to 20 early Friday afternoon.
Rain Friday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Saturday
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots backing to
southeast 20 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to
southeast 30 to 40 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 21 September 2023 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located from Explorer to theCentral Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday weakening ridge located over Vancouver
Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Langara.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT Friday weakening cold front located from Hecate
Strait to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday trough located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday trough located from Cape Scott to
Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:29 PM PDT 21 September 2023 A cold front over west coast Haida Gwaii will move eastward andReach Hecate Strait by Friday morning then weaken as it progresses
into central waters Friday afternoon. Ahead of the front, southerly
gales have developed over west coast Haida Gwaii and Dixon entrances.
The winds will ease to strong southerly Friday morning as the front
moves over Hecate Strait and rapidly weakens. In its wake, winds will
ease to moderate to strong westerlies tonight through Friday.
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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