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Hecate Strait - northern half

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Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 October 2020

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 Saturday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 October 2020
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 this afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 October 2020
Sunday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind south 20 to 30 knots.
Tuesday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to light.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 23 October 2020 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low located west of Vancouver Island.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight departing low located over the Washington
Coast.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located over northern BC
interior.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Saturday quasi-stationary ridge located over
BC interior.

At 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary trough located west of
Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:25 AM PDT 23 October 2020 A frontal system is moving along the west coast of Vancouver Island
today. Southeast gale force winds over central and southern waters
this late morning will back to northerly strong to marginal gales
over central waters this afternoon. Queen Charlotte Strait and
Johnstone will see a brief drop in winds this afternoon before the
outflow winds develop.

A trough develops west of Vancouver Island this afternoon in the
Wake of the frontal system. Gale force northwesterlies will develop
over Southeastern Explorer and parts of West Coast Vancouver Island
South this afternoon.

A ridge of high pressure over the BC Interior will build southward
today. Gale to storm force northeasterly outflow winds will continue
through the northern and central mainland inlets. Gale force
Outflow will develop over southern mainland inlets tonight. Outflow
winds will continue through the weekend.

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