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Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 May 2022

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Hurricane force wind warning in effect.

Wind south 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late this morning and to southeast 35 to 45 this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 45 to 55 after midnight except southeast 65 near the headlands. Wind diminishing to northwest 30 to 40 Wednesday morning and to west 20 to 30 Wednesday afternoon.

Rain ending near noon Wednesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 May 2022
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 early this evening then subsiding to 3 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 May 2022
Thursday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 25 knots.

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Hurricane force wind warning in effect

West Coast Vancouver Island North

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 May 2022

'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above 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 4:00 AM PDT 17 May 2022 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today deepening trough located west of Bowie.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday trough located Haida Gwaii.

At 9:00 p.m. PDT tonight deepening low 995 mb located west of
Explorer.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday low 990 mb located west of Vancouver
Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:53 AM PDT 17 May 2022 A trough of low pressure to the west of the Bowie region this morning
will move east to lie just west of Haida Gwaii early Wednesday
morning. Southerly gales will develop from Hecate Strait to Northern
Vancouver Island by noon today.

A low pressure centre will move over Explorer near midnight and then
cross Vancouver Island on Wednesday morning. Unseasonably strong
winds are associated with this low. Gale to storm force southerly
winds will develop ahead of the low over Explorer and west coast
Vancouver Island tonight. Hurricane force southeast winds are
possible near the headlands of Northwest Vancouver Island overnight.
Southeast gales are expected for inner South Coast waters. Winds will
shift to gale to storm force west-northwesterly in the wake of the
low.

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