West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 this morning except northwest 25 northwest of Estevan Point this evening and light near the coast tonight and Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to light Thursday morning.
Scattered showers ending this morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 April 2025
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today departing disturbance located over theLower Mainland.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday ridge located from Explorer to the
North Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:34 AM PDT 2 April 2025 An approaching frontal system will track across Bowie on Friday.Ahead of the front, southeast gales will develop over Bowie Thursday
evening.
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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