West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light late this evening then becoming southeast 5 to 15 Friday morning except light near the coast south of Tofino.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Saturday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
southeast 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35.
Monday
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday weakening cold front located from Explorer
to the North Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday trough located from Hecate Strait to
Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday trough located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located from Explorer to the Central
Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located over Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:01 PM PDT 21 September 2023 A cold front over Bowie will reach Haida Gwaii by Friday morning thenweaken as it progresses into central waters through Friday. Ahead of
the front, southerly gales have developed across Bowie and northern
waters. The winds will ease below gales Friday as the front rapidly
weakens. In its wake, winds will ease to moderate to strong
westerlies tonight through Friday.
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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