Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 March 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind east 15 to 20 knots veering to southeast 10 to 15 near noon except southeast 15 to 20 near Vancouver Island tonight. Wind becoming southeast 15 to 25 Monday morning.
Rain beginning this afternoon becoming snow or rain this evening then rain near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 March 2026
Tuesday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
Thursday
Wind southeast 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today intensifying warm front located over theoffshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing warm front located over the
North Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Monday quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:44 AM PDT 15 March 2026 An intensifying warm front is generating southeast gale to stormforce winds over the offshore waters early this morning and will
spread to northern and central waters today. Hurricane force
southeasterlies will develop from the headlands of Vancouver Island
to Hecate Strait this afternoon. Southeast gales will also develop
over Northern Strait of Georgia this afternoon.
As the warm front passes, winds will veer to southwest gales near
noon over the offshore waters and tonight over the northern
And central waters.
A quasi-stationary front will set up on Monday over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and
Strong westerlies over northern waters.
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