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Bowie - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 04 December 2023

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots except southeast 50 over eastern sections. Wind diminishing to southwest 30 late this morning then increasing to southwest 35 to 45 this afternoon with gusts to 55 ending Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 35 near noon Tuesday.

Rain changing to showers near noon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 5 this morning then building to 6 to 8 early this evening. Seas building to 9 late this evening then subsiding to 8 Tuesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 04 December 2023
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 25 in the morning.
Thursday Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Friday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late in the day.

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Storm warning in effect

Bowie - northern half

Issued 05:33 AM PST 04 December 2023

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 4:00 AM PST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located over the offshore
waters.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located over
southern Queen Charlotte Sound.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today low located northwest of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:51 AM PST 4 December 2023 A frontal system is moving across the northern and central waters
this morning generating storm to gale force southeasterlies ahead of
it. The front will move into the southern waters this afternoon with
southerly gale force winds.

Across the northern and central waters, the gale to storm force
southeasterlies will veer to southwesterly gales in the wake of the
front as the Parent low moves into the vicinity this afternoon. There
may be brief bursts of southwesterly storm force winds over waters
west of Haida Gwaii tonight.

Southwesterly gales over northern and central waters will slowly
diminish on Tuesday to southwesterly strong as the low weakens.

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