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West Coast Haida Gwaii

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 this morning then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Friday morning. Wind backing to southwest 10 to 20 Friday afternoon then veering to northwest 15 to 20 Friday evening.

Showers Friday afternoon and evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this afternoon then subsiding to 2 Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to southerly 20 to 30 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 16 May 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located from Explorer to Cape Scott.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening trough located from Explorer
to Tofino.

At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday weakening ridge located from Explorer to
the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:33 AM PDT 16 May 2024 A trough of low pressure will track southwards across Explorer today.
Ahead of the trough, moderate to strong westerlies off West Vancouver
Island will increase to gale force northwest this afternoon in its
wake. The northwest gales will gradually spread to Georgia Strait
tonight and ease early Friday morning.

Additionally, westerly gales through Juan de Fuca Strait will ease
early this morning and redevelop this evening.

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