Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 April 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots except southeast 20 to 30 over northern sections. Wind becoming southeast 20 to 30 this afternoon then becoming northwest 20 to 30 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late this evening and to northwest 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 15 to 25 Wednesday evening.
Showers ending near midnight. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon and this evening. Scattered showers Wednesday afternoon and evening with a risk of thunderstorms.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 April 2026'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 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 14 April 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over the Central Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over the southern Strait of Georgia.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday approaching ridge located over Pacific
Ocean.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:44 AM PDT 14 April 2026 The cold front will continue to move through southern waters today.This will give a brief period of marginal northwesterly gales between
late afternoon and tonight over West Coast Vancouver Island South,
Johnstone Strait, and Juan de Fuca Strait.
Northwesterly gales are expected over the offshore waters today and
Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure strengthens over the Pacific
Ocean.
As the ridge of high pressure approaches the BC coast on Wednesday,
northwesterly gales will likely occur again on Wednesday afternoon
and evening over Johnstone Strait and West Coast Vancouver Island
South.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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