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Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo

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Issued 10:30 AM PST 21 November 2019

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind light becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early this evening then diminishing to light early Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 20 Friday evening.

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Issued 04:00 AM PST 21 November 2019
Saturday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 in the morning.
Sunday Wind northwest 15 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots becoming southeast 15.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 21 November 2019 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over the
South Coast.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located west of Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located over the
North Coast.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today low 1001 mb located southwest of Haida
Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing low 1003 mb located over Prince
Rupert.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:21 AM PST 21 November 2019 A Pacific front just west of Haida Gwaii will move across the north
and central coasts by late this afternoon. A 1001 MB low behind this
front will move across Central Haida Gwaii early this afternoon and
then across northern sections of Hecate Strait late this afternoon.

Southeast gales over Southwest Haida Gwaii and along the British
Columbia Coast from Dixon Entrance East to the Central Coast will
shift to gale force westerlies in the wake of the front and the low.

Winds will diminish to strong southwesterly this evening then
increase to southerly gales again overnight and Friday for central
and northern waters in advance of the next frontal system.

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