[Lowfer] Another west coast navtex surprise
John Bruce McCreath
weazle at hurontel.on.ca
Mon Oct 28 11:56:48 EDT 2013
The east-west path on 600 meters yielded another surprise for me in the form of Navtex
station $12H located in Tofino, BC. Below is part of the decoded text.
73, J.B., VE3EAR
LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr
ZCZC HB23
281Ø59UTC
WMC13 CWVR 2811ØØ
MARINE WARNINGS OR PACIFIC WATERS
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:ØØ
A.M. PDT MONDAY 28 OCTOBER 2Ø13 FOR
TODAY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
UAN DE FUCA STRAIT- EAST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORHEAST
25 O 35 KOTS DIMINISHINGTO 15 TO 25
LATE THIS MORNING AND TO NORTH 1Ø TO
15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
DIMINISHING TO LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING.
CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ILAND TO
PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EXCEPT
35 TO4Ø NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS.
WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 2Ø THIS
MORNING THEN VEERING TO EASTERLY 1Ø TO
15 NEAR NOON. WIND VEERING TO SOUTH 15
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
END
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