Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 10 November 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 25 early this evening then backing to west 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to variable 10 early Tuesday morning except west 20 over northern sections. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 near noon Tuesday then increasing to easterly 15 to 25 Tuesday evening.
Rain ending near midnight. Showers Tuesday.
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Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Explorer - northwestern half
Issued 4:00 PM PST 10 November 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 PM PST 10 November 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday departing cold front located over northern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today low 980 mb located northeast of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening low 992 mb located north
of Bowie.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday departing ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the Coast Mountains.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday deepening trough located southwest of
the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday deepening low located southwest of
Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:44 PM PST 10 November 2025 A frontal system moving over the North Coast is generating southerlygale force winds for northern and central waters this afternoon.
This low pressure system will continue to generate westerly gale
force winds into this evening behind the front.
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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