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Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots backing to northeast 5 to 15 late overnight then becoming light Friday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 30 Friday evening.

Showers ending Friday morning. Rain Friday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 metre.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 03 October 2024
Saturday Wind southerly 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southwest 20 to 30 in the morning and to southerly 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 25.
Monday Wind south 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:47 PM PDT 3 October 2024 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today deepening low 995 mb located off Explorer.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT Friday dissipating low 998 mb located over the
Central Coast.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday approaching frontal system located over
western Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:39 PM PDT 3 October 2024 A deepening low pressure system will track across Explorer tonight
and weaken over the Central Coast on Friday. Ahead of the low,
southeast gales will develop over Explorer early this evening and
then spread to central waters this evening with storm force
southeasterlies near the headlands of Vancouver Island.

Winds will back to northwest gales to storm force winds immediately
behind the low before diminishing to strong westerlies midday Friday
over Explorer. Gale force northwesterlies will prevail in the wake of
the low over the central waters and the headlands of Vancouver Island
on Friday before diminishing late Friday.

An approaching frontal system will track across Bowie Friday night.
Ahead of the front, southerly gales will develop over Bowie late
Friday afternoon and then spread to northern and central waters
Friday night.

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