West Coast Vancouver Island South
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Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 02 October 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 early this evening except light near the coast south of Tofino. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 Tuesday morning.
Showers changing to periods of drizzle after midnight and ending Tuesday morning. Showers Tuesday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 October 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 early this evening then
subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon Tuesday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 October 2023
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Friday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 2 October 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located over Vancouver Island.By 6:00 p.m. PDT tonight trough located over BC interior.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today building ridge located over Explorer.
By 6:00 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located over Hecate Strait to
Explorer.
At 2:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday trough located west of Haida Gwaii.
By 8:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday trough located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:17 AM PDT 2 October 2023 A trough of low pressure will approach Haida Gwaii early Tuesdaybringing gale force southerly winds to Hecate Strait.
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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