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MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC

METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PDT MONDAY 22 APRIL 2024.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PDT TUESDAY

23 APRIL 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 NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT VARIABLE THIS

AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

WIND RISING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK... MODERATE SOUTHWEST.



IN THE APPROACHES...

WIND EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT VARIABLE THIS

EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 NEAR MIDNIGHT.  WIND BECOMING

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN RISING TO WEST TO

SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK... STRONG TO GALE FORCE WEST EASING TO MODERATE TO STRONG.



WEATHER... MAINLY SUNNY TODAY.  INCREASING CLOUD TONIGHT.  A MIX OF

SUN AND CLOUD ON TUESDAY.



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