West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 01 October 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except light near Vancouver Island. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 this morning then becoming southwest 10 to 15 early this evening except light near the coast south of Tofino. Wind becoming west 10 to 15 near midnight except southeast 10 near Vancouver Island overnight and light near Vancouver Island Monday.
Showers tonight and Monday. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and as low as 1 mile in showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 01 October 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early this morning
becoming 1 this afternoon except 2 northwest of Estevan Point tonight. Seas
building to 2 late overnight and to 3 Monday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 01 October 2023
Tuesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
variable 10 to 15 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind light becoming northwest 10 to 15
knots.
Thursday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 1 October 2023 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover Cape Scott.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Hecate Strait.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over the Central
Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday cold front located over the South Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:30 AM PDT 1 October 2023 A frontal system will slide eastward across the northern waterstoday. Ahead of the system, southerly gales will continue over the
northern waters today. These gales will then reach central waters
this 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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