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Hecate Strait - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 26 September 2023

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots diminishing to southeast 35 this afternoon and to southerly 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 Wednesday morning then veering to northwest 5 to 15 Wednesday evening.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today and early this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 26 September 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 5 near noon and to 2 to 3 this evening. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday morning and to 1 or less Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 26 September 2023
Thursday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20.

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Storm warning in effect

Hecate Strait - northern half

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 26 September 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 10:30 AM PDT 26 September 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today low 978 mb located over northern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low 990 mb located over
northeastern Bowie.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1008 mb located south of Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday low 1004 mb located over the Washington
Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:17 AM PDT 26 September 2023 An intense low will remain over Bowie today before moving north
towards the Alaskan Panhandle by Wednesday morning. Ahead of the low,
gale to storm force southeasterlies over central and northern coastal
waters will gradually ease to strong to gale force today.

In its wake, strong to gale force westerlies will persist over the
offshore waters today and tonight, before spreading to northern
waters early Wednesday morning.

Across the inner South Coast, strong to gale force southeasterlies
over the Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo will ease this
afternoon.

Additionally, conditions are favourable for waterspout development
over Explorer and west coast Vancouver Island today and this evening.

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