Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 14 March 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late this afternoon and to variable 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind becoming east 15 early Sunday morning then veering to southeast 15 to 20 late Sunday morning.
Rain Sunday afternoon becoming snow or rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 March 2026
Monday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots increasing to
southeast 35 to 45 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 14 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today high located west of Explorer.By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening high located over southeastern
Explorer.
At 5:00 a.m. PDT Sunday intensifying warm front located over the
offshore waters.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located over the North
Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:23 AM PDT 14 March 2026 An intensifying warm front will bring southeast gale to storm forcewinds over the offshore waters early Sunday morning and spreading to
northern and central waters throughout the day. Hurricane force
southeasterlies will develop from the headlands of Vancouver Island
to Hecate Strait Sunday afternoon. Southeast gale force winds will
also develop over Northern Strait of Georgia Sunday afternoon.
As the warm front passes, winds will veer to southwest gale force
Sunday afternoon over the offshore waters and Sunday night over the
central waters. The northern waters will see winds diminish to
westerly strong in the wake of the warm front.
A quasi-stationary front will set up early next week over the central
waters with southwesterly gale force winds over southern waters and
westerly strong over northern waters.
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