West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light late overnight then becoming variable 5 to 15 late Friday morning except southeast 15 to 20 northwest of Estevan Point.
Showers Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 May 2025
Saturday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming
southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 22 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening ridge located from the CentralCoast to Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday ridge located over Vancouver.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:55 PM PDT 22 May 2025 A frontal system will approach the northern waters tonight. Ahead ofthe system, strong to gale force southeasterlies will develop over
the northern and central waters tonight and early Friday. As the
system stalls near Haida Gwaii on Friday, strong to gale force
southeasterlies will prevail to the east of the frontal system.
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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