Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 03 December 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 near noon then backing to southeast 10 to 15 early Monday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 25 near noon Monday.
Rain this morning and Monday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 03 December 2023
Tuesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming south
15 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind south 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest
10 to 20.
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 3 December 2023 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.
By 2:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located over the
Lower Mainland.
At midnight PST tonight approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:23 AM PST 3 December 2023 A frontal system over Central Vancouver Island will weaken and moveeastward out of the region this afternoon. Strong to gale force
southeast winds ahead of the front will shift to strong to
Gale force westerly through Juan de Fuca Strait behind the system.
Widespread gale force southwesterlies are occurring over northern
And central waters today and are expecting to ease this evening.
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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