West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 21 May 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 late this afternoon. Wind northwest 10 to 20 tonight and Thursday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 21 May 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 early this morning and to 1 Thursday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 21 May 2025
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 25
knots in the morning then diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 late in the
day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 21 May 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located over Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday ridge located from Haida Gwaii to
Explorer.
At 10:00 a.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located off Bowie.
By 10:00 p.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located over Bowie.
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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