West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 21 January 2021
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots except north 5 to 15 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 25 this evening except light near the coast. Wind northwest 15 to 25 except light near the coast Friday.
Showers ending this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 21 January 2021
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 21 January 2021
Saturday
Wind northerly 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 30 to 40 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northerly 10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today low located southwest of Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing low located west of Oregon Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:33 AM PST 21 January 2021 A low southwest of Explorer will bring strong to gale forcenortheasterly winds to the southern half of Explorer this morning.
Winds will ease to moderate to strong northeasterly this afternoon as
the low moves southeastward.
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
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