Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
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Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 January 2021
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 25 early this evening then diminishing to southeast 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 early Sunday morning then becoming light late Sunday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 5 to 15 early Sunday afternoon and to northwest 15 to 20 Sunday evening.
Periods of rain ending overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 January 2021
Monday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light
late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 16 January 2021 Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening frontal system located on a linenorth-south over Hecate Strait.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located over
the Central Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PST Sunday building ridge located over Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:47 PM PST 16 January 2021 A weakening Pacific front over Hecate Strait will continue to moveeastwards and land over the Central Coast late this evening. Over
West Vancouver Island North to Dixon entrances east, gale to storm
force southeast winds ahead of the front will shift to strong to gale
force southwest in its wake.
A ridge of high pressure will build onto Explorer Sunday morning and
to the Central Coast in the evening. Winds will ease to moderate to
strong southwest over the northern waters. Winds will become moderate
to strong northwest over the South Coast on Sunday.
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