Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 16 May 2022
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots backing to southeast 5 to 15 late Tuesday morning.
Scattered showers this evening and Tuesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 May 2022
Wednesday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15.
Friday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 16 May 2022 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday deepening trough located west of theoffshore waters.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday trough located over Hecate Strait.
At 9:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday approaching low 995 mb located west
of Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:27 PM PDT 16 May 2022 A trough of low pressure will move through offshore waters onTuesday. Southerly gales will develop over Hecate Strait to Explorer
near midday Tuesday.
A low pressure centre will move over Explorer on Tuesday evening then
cross Vancouver Island on Wednesday. Unseasonably strong winds are
associated with this low. Gale to storm force southerly winds will
develop ahead of the low over Explorer and west coast Vancouver
Island on Tuesday night. Southeast gales are expected for inner South
Coast waters. Winds will shift to gale to storm force
west-northwesterly in the wake of the low.
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