West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 30 to 35 knots increasing to southwest 40 early this evening then diminishing to southwest 30 early Tuesday morning.
Rain changing to scattered showers this afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Waves
Issued 07:33 AM PST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 7 metres subsiding to 5 early this evening then building to
7 to 9 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 7 Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 04 December 2023
Wednesday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southwest 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to
northwest 20 to 30.
Friday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to
southeast 35 to 45 late in the day.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Issued 10:30 AM PST 04 December 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over the offshorewaters.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located over
southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today low located northwest of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:28 AM PST 4 December 2023 A frontal system is moving across the northern and central watersproducing storm to gale force southeasterlies. As the front continues
to slide down the southern waters today, southerly gale force winds
will ensue with hurricane force winds over West Vancouver Island
north.
Across the northern and central waters, the gale to storm force
southeasterlies will veer to southwesterly gales in the wake of the
front as the Parent low moves into the vicinity this afternoon.
There may be brief bursts of southwesterly storm force winds over
waters west of Haida Gwaii tonight.
Southwesterly gales over northern and central waters will slowly
diminish on Tuesday to southwesterly strong as the low weakens.
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- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
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- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
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- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
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- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
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