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West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 May 2025

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind westerly 20 knots backing to southwest 15 early this evening then diminishing to light Saturday evening.

Rain changing to showers this afternoon and ending Saturday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 May 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 early this morning and to 2 Saturday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 May 2025
Sunday Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots in the morning and to southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.
Monday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas Vancouver Harbour Sechelt East Dellwood - 46207 Squamish Airport Powell River Airport Sand Heads Lightstation Discovery Island Georgia Strait - 46303 Vancouver Int'l Airport Cape St.James Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal English Bay – 46304 Point Atkinson Herbert Island Bella Bella Airport West Vancouver Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Campbell River Airport South Nomad - 46036 Malahat Sentry Shoal - 46131 Race Rocks Lightstation Kelp Reefs Esquimalt Harbour Saturna Island South Brooks - 46132 Sheringham Point University of Victoria Halibut Bank - 46146 Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands South Moresby - 46147 Estevan Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Grief Point La Perouse Bank - 46206 Tofino Airport Solander Island Sartine Island Port Alberni West Sea Otter - 46204 Comox Airport Sisters Islets Port Hardy Airport South Hecate Strait - 46185 Nanaimo Airport Fanny Island Entrance Island
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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 2 May 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located on a line north-south
over Haida Gwaii.
By 1:00 p.m. PDT today departing frontal system located on a line
north-south over the Central Coast.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday building ridge located over Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:35 AM PDT 2 May 2025 A frontal system over Haida Gwaii will move onto the Central Coast
this afternoon.

Ahead of the front, strong southeasterlies over northern and
Central waters will continue this morning before shifting to strong
westerly in its wake near midday. Winds will briefly rise to
southerly gale force near the headlands of Vancouver Island
And Queen Charlotte Sound this morning as the front passes.

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