Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to southwest 5 to 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers with a risk of thunderstorms.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this morning then subsiding to 2
to 3 Wednesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 October 2024
Thursday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 8 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday By 10:30 a.m. PDT today dissipating frontal system located on aline northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today low 995 mb located over northwestern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low located near the Alaska
panhandle.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located over the South Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday building ridge located on a line
north-south over the Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:26 AM PDT 8 October 2024 A low pressure centre northwest of Bowie this morning will movetowards the Alaska Panhandle today. Moderate to strong
southwesterlies are expected over most northern waters except for
Bowie where gale force southwesterlies are expected early today.
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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