Howe Sound

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Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 August 2018

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind northerly outflow 20 to 30 knots becoming northerly outflow 20 near noon then increasing to northerly outflow 20 to 30 after midnight. Wind diminishing to northerly outflow 15 Tuesday morning and to light Tuesday afternoon.

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Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 August 2018
Wednesday Wind northerly outflow 15 knots becoming southerly inflow 15 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind light increasing to southerly inflow 15 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind southerly inflow 10 knots increasing to southerly inflow 15 to 20.

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Strong wind warning in effect

Howe Sound

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 August 2018

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 20 August 2018 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located over BC interior.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday weakening ridge located over BC interior.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over northern Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:40 AM PDT 20 August 2018 A ridge over the BC Interior is giving strong outflow winds to the
mainland inlets of the south and central coasts this morning. The
ridge will weaken tonight.

Offshore, another ridge running north to south over Bowie is
generating a strong northwest flow from Haida Gwaii to west of
Vancouver Island. On Tuesday, this ridge will rotate to lie
Northeast to southwest over Northern Vancouver Island. Winds will
ease to moderate northwesterlies except moderate southwesterlies
Over Bowie and northern portions of the North Coast.

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