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MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC

METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PDT SUNDAY 19 MAY 2024.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT MONDAY 20 MAY

2024.



ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND APPROACHES.



FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE

FOLLOWING 24 HOURS.



THE APPROACHES TO ESQUIMALT ARE DEFINED AS THE TRIANGULAR AREA

BOUNDED BY RACE ROCKS, TRIAL ISLAND AND ESQUIMALT HARBOUR.



IN THE HARBOUR...

WIND LIGHT SOUTHERLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS

AFTERNOON. WIND EASING THIS EVENING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 THEN LIGHT

VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH NEAR NOON MONDAY

OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTH BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHWEST.



IN THE APPROACHES...

WIND SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 KNOTS EXCEPT WEST 10 TO 15 NEAR RACE ROCKS.

WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT WEST 20 TO 30

NEAR RACE ROCKS. WIND EASING MONDAY MORNING TO WEST 5 TO 10 THEN

BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 NEAR NOON.

OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTHERLY BECOMING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WEST.



WEATHER... A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A FEW CLOUDS TONIGHT. A MIX OF

SUN AND CLOUD MONDAY.



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