West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 May 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light increasing to variable 5 to 15 knots late this morning except southeast 15 to 20 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20 near midnight except southeast 25 northwest of Estevan Point overnight and Saturday.
Showers over western sections tonight and Saturday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 May 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 23 May 2025
Sunday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots becoming
southeast 10 to 20.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 23 May 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of Haida Gwaii.By 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over Queen Charlotte
Sound.
At 10:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located southwest of Bowie.
By 10:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:40 AM PDT 23 May 2025 A frontal system will cross the northern waters today. Ahead ofThe system, strong to gale force southeasterlies will prevail.
Another front will follow and reach the offshore waters this
afternoon and Haida Gwaii Saturday morning. Strong to gale force
south or southeasterlies will redevelop ahead of this front over most
northern and central waters tonight and prevail most of Saturday.
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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