West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 02 December 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 knots increasing to southeast 40 near midnight except southeast 55 near the headlands. Wind diminishing to southwesterly 25 to 35 early Sunday morning then becoming southerly 20 to 30 early Sunday evening.
Periods of rain ending Sunday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres building to 6 to 8 Sunday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Monday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots increasing to
southeast 40 to 50 in the morning then diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 late
in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 15 to 25.
Wednesday
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
light.
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Warnings
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Storm warning in effect
West Coast Vancouver Island North
Issued 01:03 AM PST 03 December 2023'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 9:30 PM PST 2 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Cape Scott.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:17 PM PST 2 December 2023 A frontal system over Bowie will move eastward tonight to lie in anarc from the Southern Alaskan Panhandle to Northern Vancouver Island
by early Sunday morning.
Gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the front this
evening and strengthen further to storms overnight over northern and
central waters. Gales will extend into the inner South Coast waters
overnight. Widespread gale force westerlies are expected in the wake
of the system, with an area of storm force westerlies expected over
the offshore waters on Sunday morning.
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 - southern half
- 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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