Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 22 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to south 15 to 25 early this afternoon then veering to southwest 20 to 30 Friday evening.
Showers this afternoon tonight and Friday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 22 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 early this evening and to 2 to 3
Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 22 May 2025
Saturday
Wind south 20 to 30 knots.
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 knots.
Monday
Wind south 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 25
late in the day.
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 22 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening ridge located from Haida Gwaiito Explorer.
By 10:00 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located off Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located off Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:29 AM PDT 22 May 2025 A frontal system will approach the northern waters tonight. Ahead ofthe system, strong to gale force southeasterlies will develop over
the northern and central waters tonight and early Friday. As the
system stalls near Haida Gwaii on Friday, strong to gale force
southeasterlies will prevail to the east of the frontal system.
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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