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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots except southeast 15 to 20 near Vancouver Island. Wind becoming southeast 15 to 25 early Monday morning.

Snow or rain becoming rain near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM 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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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today warm front located over Haida Gwaii.
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 4:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026 An intense warm front is generating southeast storm to hurricane
force winds to northern and central waters.

As the warm front passes this evening, hurricane force
southeasterlies from the headlands of Vancouver Island to Hecate
Strait will ease. Winds will then veer to southwest gales over the
northern and central waters tonight.

Southeast gales over Northern Strait of Georgia will persist through
Monday.

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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