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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PDT 06 October 2024

Tonight and Monday.

Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots backing to south 20 early Monday morning then increasing to south 20 to 30 early Monday afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 early Monday evening.

Rain changing to showers near midnight. Risk of thunderstorms Monday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 06 October 2024
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 06 October 2024
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Wednesday Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind south 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PDT 6 October 2024 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located over Hecate Strait
extending southwestward.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Monday weakening frontal system located on a line
north-south over northern Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:22 PM PDT 6 October 2024 A frontal system over Hecate Strait and extending southwestwards is
giving gale force southerlies to northern and central waters. Local
storm force southerly winds are expected over most central waters and
near Northern Vancouver Island tonight.

The frontal system will move eastward and weaken to lie over the
Central Coast Monday. Winds will ease to strong to gale force
southeasterlies ahead of the front and moderate to strong
southwesterlies behind it.

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