West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 02 December 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 near midnight then diminishing to southwest 15 to 25 early Sunday morning. Wind becoming southerly 15 Sunday afternoon.
Rain and fog patches ending Sunday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 5 to 7 Sunday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Monday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southeast 30 to 40 in the morning then diminishing to southwest 20 to 30 late
in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
southwest 10 to 20.
Wednesday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots veering to north 10
to 20.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
West Coast Vancouver Island South
Issued 01:03 AM PST 03 December 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 2 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Cape Scott.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:17 PM PST 2 December 2023 A frontal system over Bowie will move eastward tonight to lie in anarc from the Southern Alaskan Panhandle to Northern Vancouver Island
by early Sunday morning.
Gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the front this
evening and strengthen further to storms overnight over northern and
central waters. Gales will extend into the inner South Coast waters
overnight. Widespread gale force westerlies are expected in the wake
of the system, with an area of storm force westerlies expected over
the offshore waters on Sunday morning.
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