Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 18 May 2022
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind northwest 45 to 55 knots diminishing to northwest 35 this morning and to northwest 25 this evening. Wind northwest 20 Thursday.
Scattered showers ending overnight.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 18 May 2022
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 3 this afternoon and to 2
Thursday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 18 May 2022
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15 to 25.
Sunday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
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Storm warning in effect
Explorer - northwestern half
Issued 07:38 AM PDT 18 May 2022'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 18 May 2022 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located off Haida Gwaii.By 10:30 a.m. PDT today dissipating trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Haida Gwaii.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today deepening low 990 mb located off Cape Scott.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT today departing low 999 mb located over northern
Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:40 AM PDT 18 May 2022 A trough of low pressure will weaken over Haida Gwaii this morning.Ahead of the trough, southerly gales over Dixon Entrance East and
Hecate Strait will ease early this morning.
A deep low pressure centre will cross Northern Vancouver Island this
morning. Ahead of the low, gale to storm force southeasterly winds
over West Vancouver Island with hurricane force southeasterlies near
the headlands will shift to gale to storm force westerly in its wake.
The southeast gales will spread to the inner South Coast early this
morning and westerly gales will develop over Juan de Fuca Strait.
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
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- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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