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Bowie - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 08 December 2023

Tonight and Saturday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots increasing to southeast 40 to 50 near midnight then diminishing to southwest 25 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 30 to 40 late Saturday morning then diminishing to northwest 20 to 30 Saturday evening.

Rain ending near noon Saturday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening and to 5 to 7 near midnight. Seas subsiding to 4 near noon Saturday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 08 December 2023
Sunday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots backing to southwest 20 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots increasing to south 40 to 50 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind south 40 to 50 knots diminishing to west 15 late in the day.

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Storm warning in effect

Bowie - northern half

Issued 01:21 AM PST 09 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 9:30 PM PST 8 December 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing ridge located on a line
north-south over the South Coast.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday trough located over Haida Gwaii extending
southward.
By midnight PST Saturday weakening trough located over the North
Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:18 PM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system is bringing gale to storm force
southeast winds to the offshore waters. Winds will rise to strong to
gale force southeasterly over the northern and central waters and
west of Vancouver Island as the frontal system approaches.

On Saturday morning, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Southern Hecate Strait, through
Queen Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.

Gale force northwesterlies over northern waters, west of Haida Gwaii
will follow this system late Saturday as a sharp surface trough
follows the frontal system.

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