Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly 10 to 20 early this evening then veering to northwest 15 to 25 Friday afternoon.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Sunday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots veering to west 20 to
30 late in the day.
Monday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
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Ice Conditions
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located on a linenorthwest-southeast over Hecate Strait.
By 2:00 a.m. PDT Friday weakening frontal system located over the
Central Coast.
At 5:00 p.m. PDT Friday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:49 PM PDT 15 May 2025 A frontal system stretching from Hecate Strait to the centralCoast will very slowly track eastward. By Friday morning the frontal
system weakens and moves inland. Ahead of the front, southeast gales
have developed over northern coastal waters and have spread to
North Vancouver Island as well. Winds will gradually ease overnight.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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