West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 July 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots except northwest 20 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 near noon except northwest 15 to 25 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 near midnight then becoming northwest 15 to 25 Sunday morning except northwest 25 to 30 south of the Brooks Peninsula.
Showers overnight and Sunday morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Sunday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 July 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early this
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 July 2025
Monday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to
northwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 25 to 35.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 12 July 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located from the Alaska panhandleto Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located from the North Coast to
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:54 AM PDT 12 July 2025 A frontal system is approaching the northern waters today. Marginalsoutherly gales may briefly develop through Northern Hecate Strait
and Dixon Entrance East this afternoon.
A ridge of high pressure will strengthen again on Sunday afternoon.
Northwesterly gales will develop over West Vancouver Island. Westerly
gales will develop over Central and Eastern 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
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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