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Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 March 2025

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind southerly inflow 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this evening then increasing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light Thursday morning then increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 near noon Thursday. Wind diminishing to light Thursday evening.

Rain ending this evening. Showers Thursday late in the day.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 March 2025
Friday Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20.
Sunday Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25.

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Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay – 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
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Issued 4:00 PM PDT 12 March 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located west of the offshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located west of the
offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:13 AM PDT 12 March 2025 A low pressure centre will track northwards and move onto the Central
Coast by midday.

Ahead of the low, strong to gale force southeasterlies over the
Northern Strait of Georgia will ease near noon today.

A ridge of high pressure over Northern BC combined with the low will
give strong to gale force northeast outflow winds to Dixon Entrance
East until this afternoon.

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