Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 13 November 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots except west 20 over western sections. Wind becoming southwest 15 to 25 late Friday morning then veering to northwest 20 early Friday evening.
Periods of rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 November 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 Friday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 November 2025
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to
northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots backing to
southwest 15 to 25.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 13 November 2025 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover northern Vancouver Island.
By 9:00 a.m. PST Friday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
By 2:00 p.m. PST Friday intensifying frontal system located on a
line north-south over Hecate Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 PM PST 13 November 2025 A frontal system currently over Haida Gwaii this evening will movetoward Hecate Strait tonight and cross the central waters on Friday,
bringing southeasterly gales ahead of it and strong to gale
Force westerlies behind.
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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