West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 18 September 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except northwest 30 south of the Brooks Peninsula late this afternoon and this evening. Wind becoming west 10 to 20 near midnight then veering to northwest 15 to 25 Thursday morning.
Scattered showers Thursday. Fog patches dissipating near noon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 18 September 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building
to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 18 September 2024
Friday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15 to 25.
Sunday
Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots.
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Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover southern Hecate Strait.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening ridge located from Explorer
to the South Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located west of Bowie.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
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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