Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 05 July 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 early this evening except northwest 25 over southeastern sections. Wind becoming southwest 15 Monday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 05 July 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 05 July 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 5 July 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover southern Haida Gwaii.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Monday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located over western Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Monday trough located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:53 PM PDT 5 July 2026 A frontal system will push across Haida Gwaii on Monday afternoonspreading gale force southeast winds to Dixon Entrance East and
Northern Hecate Strait. Gales will ease Monday near midnight.
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
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