West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 October 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light late this afternoon except southeast 10 to 20 northwest of Estevan Point overnight and Tuesday morning. Wind becoming southeast 5 to 15 near noon Tuesday except southeast 15 to 25 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming southeast 15 to 25 Tuesday afternoon except southeast 30 northwest of Estevan Point.
Rain Tuesday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 October 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 October 2024
Wednesday
Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots becoming
westerly 10 to 20 in the morning then becoming westerly 15 to 25 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 40 to 50
knots late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 14 October 2024 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday trough located over southern Bowie.By 9:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday trough located from the North Coast to
Cape Scott.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday deepening low located over northern
Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday low 999 mb located over southern Hecate
Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:36 PM PDT 14 October 2024 A trough moving in from the Pacific will bring gale forcesouth/southwesterlies to the northern and central waters beginning
early Tuesday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, a small but intense low
pressure centre will move from Explorer, across Queen Charlotte Sound
and into Hecate Strait Tuesday evening. Gale force winds with quick
direction changes will accompany this system.
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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