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MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC

METOC ESQUIMALT AT 0700 PDT WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 1430 PDT WEDNESDAY

24 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 SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO LIGHT NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK... LIGHT NORTHERLY.



IN THE APPROACHES...

WIND LIGHT SOUTHWEST EXCEPT WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR RACE ROCKS.

WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 THIS MORNING EASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10

THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFTING TO LIGHT EASTERLY OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST.



WEATHER... A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.

PERIODS OF RAIN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.



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