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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 03 December 2021

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northwest 15 knots except northwest 15 to 20 near Vancouver Island this morning. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 Saturday morning then increasing to northwest 15 to 25 Saturday afternoon.

Showers overnight and Saturday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 03 December 2021
Sunday Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light in the morning then increasing to southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
Monday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20.
Tuesday Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20 knots late in the day.

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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 AM PST 3 December 2021 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening low located over the Gulf of
Alaska.

At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line east-west over
Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening ridge located from Explorer to
BC interior.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday low located southwest of Explorer.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing low located over the Washington
Coast.

At 1:00 a.m. PST Saturday trough located over northern Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Saturday dissipating trough located west of
Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:12 AM PST 3 December 2021 A broad low anchored over the Gulf of Alaska continues to generate
westerly gale force winds across Northern Bowie. The low will
gradually weaken and the winds will ease to strong westerly winds
this morning.

A weak disturbance will cross Bowie, from the northwest to southeast
tonight into Saturday morning. Strong to gale force northwesterly
winds will accompany this disturbance.

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