Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots except variable 5 to 15 over northern sections. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 this evening then increasing to north 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 to 30 Friday afternoon.
Showers ending Friday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 this afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 to 25 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 June 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today low 1011 mb located off Bowie.By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening low located over northern
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located west of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:02 PM PDT 19 June 2025 A low pressure system located over Southern Bowie will continue tomove southeastward tonight. Strong to gale force westerly winds are
expected for Juan de Fuca Strait.
Ahead of a building ridge of high pressure, northwesterly gales
Will develop over Southern Hecate Strait Friday afternoon.
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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