Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 September 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northerly 15 to 25 knots backing to northwest 15 to 20 this morning then increasing to northwest 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 to 30 Thursday morning.
Scattered showers tonight and Thursday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 September 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 September 2026
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming variable
10 to 20 in the morning then becoming northeast 15 to 25 late in the
day.
Saturday
Wind northerly 15 to 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 9 September 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening ridge located from Explorer tothe Central Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening ridge located over southern
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Central Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday departing cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 AM PDT 9 September 2026 A cold front over Bowie will move southeastward across the marineregions today and tonight. With passage of the front, westerly
marginal gales over northern waters will ease this morning.
The front will reach southern waters tonight spreading strong to
marginal gale force northwesterly and westerly winds to the region.
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
- 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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