Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 29 September 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots tonight and Saturday.
Fog patches forming late overnight and dissipating Saturday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 29 September 2023
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable
5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Tuesday
Wind light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 29 September 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight building ridge located west of theoffshore waters.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Saturday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 11:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:10 PM PDT 29 September 2023 A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the offshore waterstonight and moves into central waters on Saturday. Northwesterly
marginal gales will develop off West Vancouver Island this evening
and persist through Saturday. Northwesterly marginal gales are also
expected through Johnstone Strait Saturday afternoon.
A frontal system will slide eastward across Bowie Saturday evening.
Ahead of the system, southerly gales are expected over northern
waters late Saturday.
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
- 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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