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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Issued 10:30 AM PST 17 January 2021

Today Tonight and Monday.

Wind light increasing to northwest 5 to 15 knots near noon and to northwest 15 to 20 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 5 to 15 late this evening then becoming easterly 10 after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 10 Monday morning then becoming light Monday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 January 2021
Tuesday Wind light increasing to southeast 20 to 30 knots in the morning then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light.
Thursday Wind light increasing to northwest 10 to 20 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 17 January 2021 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PST today building ridge located over Explorer.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.

At 10:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Monday frontal system located on a line north-south
over western Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:24 AM PST 17 January 2021 A ridge of high pressure will build onto Explorer this morning and
To the Central Coast this evening. Strong to gale force
Southwesterly winds over the northern waters will ease to moderate to
strong today. Winds will become moderate to strong northwest over
The South Coast today.

A frontal system will approach Bowie tonight and the North Coast on
Monday. Gale to storm force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the
system over the northern waters.

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