Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 27 March 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots tonight. Wind easterly 20 to 30 Thursday.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms late this evening and a risk of waterspouts overnight and Thursday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 March 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 4 to 6 after midnight and to 3 to
5 Thursday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 March 2024
Friday
Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
north 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Stay connected
Weather Conditions
Zoom-in to make a selection
Legend:
Buoy
Land Station
Ice Conditions
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 27 March 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight low 988 mb located west of Explorer.By 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary low 992 mb located
over southern Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:19 PM PDT 27 March 2024 With an unstable airmass over the southern waters, there is a risk ofisolated thunderstorms and waterspouts tonight.
On Thursday, an offshore low will be quasi-stationary over Southern
Explorer. The low will generate marginal gale force southeasterly
winds over the waters west of Vancouver Island.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
Another Region
- Date modified: