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Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 04 December 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southerly 15 to 25 late overnight then becoming southerly 15 Thursday morning. Wind backing to southeast 20 near noon Thursday then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 Thursday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early Thursday evening.

Rain ending Thursday morning. Rain Thursday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 metres building to 3 to 5 late this evening then subsiding to 3 to 4 early Thursday morning. Seas building to 3 to 5 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 December 2024
Friday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 in the morning then becoming west 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind southeast 25 knots veering to southwest 25.
Sunday Wind west 5 to 15 knots becoming light late in the day.

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Gale warning in effect

Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

Issued 9:30 PM PST 04 December 2024

'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 4 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
north-south over the offshore waters.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday departing frontal system located from
the North Coast to Cape Scott then to Tofino.

At 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday frontal system located west of the
offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Thursday frontal system located on a line
north-south over the offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:38 PM PST 4 December 2024 A frontal system over the offshore waters will track across Haida
Gwaii tonight and move onto the North Coast Thursday morning.
Ahead of the front, strong to gale force southeasterlies over
offshore, central and northern waters will continue tonight and shift
to moderate to strong southerly in its wake overnight and early
Thursday morning.

Southerly gales will persist Thursday across central and northern
coastal waters as a second frontal system approaches. This system
will track across the offshore waters Thursday evening and Haida
Gwaii overnight. Ahead of the front, southerly gales will redevelop
over the offshore waters midday Thursday and spread to west coast
Haida Gwaii in the evening.

Localized southeast storms will develop near the headlands of West
Vancouver Island north Thursday afternoon and ease early in the
evening.

Areas of fog will persist in the Georgia basin tonight and gradually
lift through the day on Friday.

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