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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 December 2024

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to northerly 20 to 30 late this afternoon then diminishing to westerly 10 to 20 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening.

Showers changing to rain overnight and ending Saturday morning.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PST 13 December 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 3 near noon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 13 December 2024
Sunday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 in the morning and to southeast 35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots.
Tuesday Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots diminishing to southwest 10 to 20.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 December 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PST today low located southwest of Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight deepening low 976 mb located over southern
Explorer.

At 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing low 990 mb located over the
northern Strait of Georgia.

At 9:30 p.m. PST Saturday building ridge located over the offshore
waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:33 AM PST 13 December 2024 A low pressure system will approach Explorer today, slowly cross
Vancouver Island through Saturday then move into the B.C. Interior
By late in the day Saturday.

Over the southern and central waters, gale to storm force southeast
winds will develop ahead of the low and gale to storm force north
Or northwest winds will develop behind the low. These winds will
diminish as the low moves to the B.C. Interior and a ridge of high
pressure builds on Saturday night.

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