West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 26 May 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots except southeast 30 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 early Tuesday afternoon except southeast 20 northwest of Estevan Point Tuesday afternoon.
Showers ending Tuesday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 May 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 after midnight then
subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 May 2025
Wednesday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming south
10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 20 to 30.
Friday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 26 May 2025 Tonight and Tuesday By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight dissipating frontal system located fromPrince Rupert to Cape Scott.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday frontal system located over Queen Charlotte
Sound extending southwestward.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Tuesday frontal system located on a line
north-south over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:14 PM PDT 26 May 2025 An intense frontal system brings southerly gale to storm force windsto northern and central waters this evening. As the system moves
inland and departs the marine regions, winds will ease to strong to
gale force overnight.
On Tuesday, another frontal system will approach the central and
northern waters, maintaining strong to gale force southerly winds
over these areas.
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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