Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 24 September 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 this morning and to southeast 35 to 45 near noon. Wind diminishing to southeast 25 to 35 late this afternoon then becoming easterly 25 to 30 early this evening. Wind increasing to east 30 to 40 Monday morning then diminishing to east 20 to 30 near noon Monday. Wind becoming east 25 to 35 Monday evening.
Showers ending this evening. Showers overnight and Monday.
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Gale warning in effect
Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Issued 05:27 AM PDT 24 September 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 4:00 AM PDT 24 September 2023 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located over northern Explorer.By 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located over northern Bowie.
At 10:00 a.m. PDT today intensifying frontal system located
southwest of Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located off Vancouver
Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday low 964 mb located off Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Monday low 974 mb located over southern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:33 AM PDT 24 September 2023 A series of systems will spread gale to hurricane force winds acrossthe British Columbia waters this evening through Monday.
Initially, a trough will bring southerly gale and storm force winds
to the central and northern waters today.
An intensifying frontal system will cross Explorer this evening,
spreading storm to local hurricane force southeasterly winds across
southern and central waters. Significant wave height of 10 metres is
expected for the northwestern half of Explorer tonight into Monday
morning.
Another intense low will move from Explorer to Bowie on Monday
maintaining gale to storm force southeast winds across much of the
marine region. Local hurricane force southeast winds are expected
over central waters starting Monday afternoon.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie - northern half
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
- Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait - northern half
- Lake Athabasca
- Larsen
- Mackenzie
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- North Mackenzie
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
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