West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 January 2021
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 overnight except southeast 10 to 15 near the coast south of Tofino. Wind becoming southeast 5 to 15 near noon Monday.
Showers ending near noon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 January 2021
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 3 metres except 4 northwest of Estevan Point. Seas building
to 4 to 6 near noon then subsiding to 4 Monday morning and to 3 Monday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 January 2021
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to
south 25 in the morning then becoming northwest 20 to 30 in the
afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest 15.
Thursday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to
northwest 15 to 25.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 17 January 2021 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a linenorth-south over southern Vancouver Island.
At 10:00 a.m. PST today building ridge located over Explorer.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 10:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Monday frontal system located on a line north-south
over western Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:51 AM PST 17 January 2021 A ridge of high pressure will build onto Explorer this morning andTo the Central Coast this evening. Strong to gale force
Southwesterly winds over the northern waters will ease to moderate to
strong today. Winds will become moderate to strong northwest over
The South Coast today.
A frontal system will approach Bowie tonight and the North Coast on
Monday. Gale to storm force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the
system over the northern waters.
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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