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130° W 55° Mount Dent Marine Forecast Areas, Observation Sites MARINE N and Radio Networks DIXON EAST ENTRANCE WEATHER WEST Central Dixon Dundas I. Grey Islet LEGEND Entrance Green I. Reports every 3 hours (4am to 10pm PST) West Dixon 46145 Lucy I. Entrance Langara I. Triple I. Prince Rupert Airport 46205 (2013)Mount Hays Weather Reporting Station GUIDE Rose Spit Kitimat Marine Weather Buoy ! (2013) Holland Rk. Naden Hbr. Masset Municipal ! Weatheradio Alerting Service WEST COAST Airport Environment ’s Nanakwa Shoal 46181 N. Hecate WX1 162.550 MHz Strait DOUGLAS WX2 162.400 MHz Marine Weather Services 46183 Kindakun CHANNEL WX3 162.47 5 MHz Rocks Bonilla I. for the Pacifc Coast Van Inlet Sandspit WX4 162.425 MHz Cumshewa Mount Gil Cumshewa I. WX7 162.525 MHz FORECAST PRODUCTS HECATE 21B 161.650 MHz STRAIT Forecast Area Boundary The Regular Forecast includes detailed Barry Is. Boat Bluff Channel 46208 S. Hecate Forecast sub region forecast wind speed and direction, Klemtu an West Moresby Strait e 46185 McInnes I. D Forecast Region Name weather and visibility, and any wind and Bella freezing spray warnings in effect for the Rose Inlet Ivory I. Bella Bella Airport Coolaa Dryad Pt. Cathedral Pt. Airporrtt current and following day. (Days 1 and 2) Cape St. James BOWIE 46147 CENTRAL The Extended Forecast includes a South Moresby COAST general description of expected wind West Sea Addenbroke QUEEN CHARLOTTE Calvert BRITISH conditions for the period from the end SOUND Otter 46204 COLUMBIA of the Regular Forecast to the end of Egg I. the ffth day of the forecast period. Pine I. Herbert I. East Delwood (Days 3 to 5) Scarlett Pt. 46207 Sartine I. The Technical Marine Synopsis gives Cape Scott Port Pulteney Pt. Holberg Hardy a general picture of the position and WEST COAST Alert Fanny I. Quatsino Bay Va Chatham Pt. motion of the main weather features ISLAND NORTH nc ouv Discovery Mtn. (lows, highs, fronts). Solander I. er Sentry Shoal 50°N 5 0° N I. Cape Mudge 46131 The Marine Weather Statement Eliza Dome Campbell R. Powell River South Esperanza Comox A Grief Point informs of potentially hazardous Cape Lazo ! (2013) Brooks Texada I. 46132 conditions and/or signifcant weather Nootka Chrome I. Sisters I. N Halibut Bowen I. Estevan Pt. Ballenas I. Bank Pt. Atkinson features. EXPLORER 46146 WEST COASTLennard I. Port Alberni A. W E R Alberni Entrance I. The Wave Height Forecast describes VANCOUVE Tofino A. ISLAND SOUTH Mt. Ozzard Mount Parke the expected signifcant wave height Amphitrite Pt. Saturna HARO 46206 Cape Beale Mt. Bruce rather than the maximum wave height. S Pachena Pt. STRAIT La Pérouse Carmanah Pt. Signifcant wave height is defned as the South Nomad Bank Mt. Helmcken 46036 Sheringham Pt. Discovery I. average of the highest one-third of all Tatoosh Island Smith I. waves. Wave heights are described in 130° W Race Rocks metres and are measured from trough Port Weatheradio Frequencies Angeles to crest. Maximum wave heights may Quillayute Vancouver 162.550 MHz Ucluelet 162.525 MHz be twice as high as the signifcant wave PUGET height. Victoria 162.400 MHz Texada Island 162.525 MHz SOUND Port Alberni 162.525 MHz Prince Rupert 162.525 MHz JUAN DE FUCA The NAVTEX Forecast is a shortened Port Hardy 162.525 MHz Masset 162.425 MHz STRAIT version of the marine forecast products. It is transmitted by the Canadian Coast WASHINGTON Guard and primarily intended for Not to be used for navigation purposes Updated June 2013 international users in Canadian waters. © Environment Canada 125° W MARINE OBSERVATIONS FORECAST ISSUE TIMES Regular Forecast 4 am; 10:30 am Environment Canada and its partner All issue times are Pacifc Standard and Technical 4 pm; 9:30 pm organizations provide weather or Daylight Saving Time (PST/PDT). Marine Synopsis: observations and buoy reports along Updated forecasts are issued as Extended 4 am; 4 pm the coast. See maps for observing site required. Forecast: locations. Wave Height 4 am; 4 pm Forecast: Marine Forecast Areas, Observation Sites Fanny I. Toba Inlet and Radio Networksworks Chatham Pt. LEGEND

Discovery Mtn. Estevan Pt. Reports every 3 hours (4am to 10pm PST) JOHNSTONE BRITISH Weather Reporting Station STRAIT Cape Marine Weather Buoy Mudge o COLUMBIA ! Weatheradio Alerting Service 50 N Campbell River Airport Sentry Shoal WX1 162.550 MHz 46131 Powell River Airport Grief Point Squamish A. WX2 162.400 MHz Comox A WX3 162.475 MHz Watts ! WX7 162.525 MHz Cape Lazo (2013) HOWE SOUND Point Texada I. 21B 161.650 MHz Vancouver Port Mellon Pam Rocks Forecast Area Boundary Island Sechelt Forecast sub region Chrome I. Sisters Islets Merry I. STRAIT OF GEORGIA Pt. Atkinson Qualicum Beach Halibut Bank West Vancouver Ballenas Islands 46146 Bowen I. Vancouver HbHarbour Burnaby Estevan Point Port Alberni ! Entrance I. Vancouver Airport Chilliwack Abbotsford A. Alberni Sand Heads Lennard I. Tsawwassen Nanaimo Airport Tofino Airport Mt. Ozzard ! Amphitrite Pt. Mt. Park Bellingham A. Saturna Island La Pérouse Bank Mt. Bruce ! WASHINGTON 46206 Cape Beale Pachena Point Victoria Airport N Friday Hbr. WEST COAST Carmanah Point Kelp Reefs University of Victoria E Gonzales Heights W Juliet Esquimalt Harbour 46087 Alpha SOUTH Mt. Helmcken Discovery I. Whidbey I. A. S Tatoosh Island Sheringham Pt. Trial I. Race 46088 Smith I. Neah Bay Rocks Hein Bank Not to be used for navigation purposes JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT Updated June 2013 Pt. Wilson New Dungeness © Environment Canada 125o W Port Angeles

OBTAINING FORECASTS MARINE WEATHER WARNINGS MARINE FORECAST CONTENT The wind speed is Environment Canada’s Weather Website: Strong 20–33 knots Wind Speed and Direction: the average wind that is expected over the open weather.gc.ca Wind (Issued only for southern inner coastal waters water, given in units of knots (1 kt = 1.85 km/h). Forecast Consultation Service (user fees Warning between March 20th and Remembrance Day) apply): 1-900-565-6565 (direct billing) or Wind direction refers to the direction from which 1-888-292-2222 (cellphone access, credit card Gale 34–47 knots the wind is blowing (based on true north and account billing) Warning not on magnetic bearings). It should also be noted that with the rugged Pacifc coastline, Weatheradio: Storm 48–63 knots considerable local variations from the forecast Environment Canada’s public and marine Warning winds are possible. forecasts and warnings broadcast 24 hours a Hurricane 64 knots or greater day. For more details, visit Weather and Visibility: A brief description of the Force www.ec.gc.ca/weatheradio. (Refers to wind speed and does not imply that weather is included in the forecast when visibility Wind a hurricane is occurring or expected to occur) is expected to be reduced to near or below one Canadian Coast Guard’s Continuous Marine Warning nautical mile (1.85 km). Broadcast (CMB): Environment Canada’s marine weather forecasts and warnings. For information Freezing Ice is expected to build up at a rate of 0.7 cm Freezing Spray: Is mentioned in the forecast if on Radio Aids to Marine Navigation, visit Spray per hour or greater. conditions are likely to result in ice build up on www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca. Warnings exposed vessel surfaces. Localized Issued for any hazardous weather that Air Temperature: Is included in the forecast only Warnings requires immediate attention. Examples if temperatures are expected to be at or below include water spout or squall warnings. 0° Celsius. weather.gc.ca ISBN 978-1-100-22427-5 Cat. No.: En56-233/2013E-PDF CONTACT US For general inquiries, comments and to report equipment For information regarding reproduction rights, please contact Public Works and Government outages, please call: 1-877-789-7733 Services Canada at 613-996-6886 or at [email protected] © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2013 or visit: weather.gc.ca/mainmenu/contact_us_e.html Aussi disponible en français