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Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2024

Tonight and Monday.

Wind light increasing to northwest 15 to 20 knots early this evening then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 early Monday morning. Wind diminishing to light near noon Monday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2024
Tuesday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15.
Thursday Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots.

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Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay – 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 19 May 2024 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Haida Gwaii.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Monday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Port Hardy.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday trough located on a line north-south over
Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:45 PM PDT 19 May 2024 A ridge of high pressure over Haida Gwaii will reach the central
waters by Monday morning. Moderate to strong northwest winds are
occurring ahead of this ridge.

Strong northwesterly winds off the west coast of Vancouver Island
will rise to marginal gale force immediately to the northwest of
Estevan Point this evening.

As the ridge of high pressure move south, marginal westerly gales
will likely funnel through Juan de Fuca Strait on Monday night.

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