West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 01 April 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 late Sunday morning then becoming northwest 20 to 30 late Sunday afternoon.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 April 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 April 2023
Monday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 5 to 15.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 1 April 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight trough located over northern Bowie.By 8:00 p.m. PDT Sunday departing trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday approaching ridge located west of the
offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:25 PM PDT 1 April 2023 On Sunday, a trough of low pressure will track southwards acrossBowie through the day then across Explorer Sunday evening.
Northwesterly gales will develop over Bowie early Sunday morning and
then spread to Explorer in the afternoon.
A building Pacific ridge of high pressure will approach the offshore
waters on Monday. As a result, northwest strong winds will be
widespread across most offshore and outer waters with gales
developing just west of Vancouver Island. Westerly gales will also
develop through Juan de Fuca Monday late afternoon.
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
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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