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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 December 2024

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind light increasing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots near noon and to northerly outflow 20 to 30 this evening. Wind diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 late overnight. Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 Thursday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 December 2024
Friday Wind light increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25 late in the day.
Sunday Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 December 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PST today trough located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday departing trough located from the North
Coast to the Central Coast then to Cape Scott.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday departing trough located off Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:13 AM PST 11 December 2024 A trough of low pressure will track across the offshore waters today
and onto the north and Central Coast Thursday morning. Ahead of the
trough, strong to gale force southeasterlies will continue today over
most outer waters and Queen Charlotte Strait.

In its wake, winds will shift to strong to westerly gales over the
offshore waters this afternoon and then spread to northern and
central waters tonight through Thursday morning as moderate to strong
westerlies.

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