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Issued 04:00 AM PST 24 November 2020

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northerly outflow 10 to 15 knots increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 early this morning then becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25 early this afternoon. Wind diminishing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming light Wednesday morning.

Rain changing to showers this evening and ending Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 24 November 2020
Thursday Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northerly outflow 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 late in the day.
Saturday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots increasing to northerly outflow 20 to 30 late in the day.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PST 24 November 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
By 10:30 a.m. PST today departing cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 a.m. PST today low 978 mb located over the Gulf of Alaska.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight low 1001 mb located over Hecate Strait.

At 10:00 a.m. PST Wednesday approaching frontal system located
west of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:05 AM PST 24 November 2020 A trailing cold front will track southwards across Vancouver Island
this morning. Ahead of the front, gale force southeasterlies will
develop over South Coast waters later this morning and shift to
strong to gale force westerly in its wake.

The associated low over the Gulf of Alaska will track southwards
across Haida Gwaii this evening. Storm force westerlies in its
Wake will generate seas 10 to 13 metres over Bowie late this evening
then spread to west coast Haida Gwaii and Dixon Entrance West
overnight. Seas will build to 8 to 10 metres over central waters on
Tuesday morning and to 6 to 8 metres over west coast Vancouver Island
on Tuesday afternoon.

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