West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 March 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots today tonight and Friday.
Showers ending Friday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 March 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 early this morning and to 4
to 6 this afternoon. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 March 2023
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
north 5 to 15 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northeast 10 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 10 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 March 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located from Haida Gwaii toVancouver Island.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight trough located over BC interior.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday quasi-stationary ridge located west of
Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:26 AM PDT 23 March 2023 A trough from Haida Gwaii to west coast Vancouver Island will slowlytrack to the east today and reach the BC Interior tonight. Strong to
gale force southerlies ahead of the trough will shift to strong to
gale force northwesterlies in its wake today. Westerly gales will
spread into the Juan de Fuca Strait later today.
Strong northwesterly winds will continue Friday and Saturday as the
trough of low pressure remains over the interior and a ridge
approaches from the west.
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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