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Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo

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Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 November 2025

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 early this evening then increasing to southeast 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 25 to 30 late Thursday morning then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday evening.

Rain changing to showers Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 November 2025
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 5 to 15 in the morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Saturday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20.

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Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas West Vancouver Discovery Island English Bay – 46304 Georgia Strait - 46303 Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Comox Airport Entrance Island Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Sand Heads Lightstation Point Atkinson Squamish Airport Sechelt Powell River Airport Campbell River Airport Grief Point Tofino Airport Port Alberni Estevan Point Sisters Islets Nanaimo Airport Fanny Island Race Rocks Lightstation Vancouver Harbour Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Saturna Island Vancouver Int'l Airport Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 12 November 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over central Explorer.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Thursday departing frontal system located on a
line northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.

At 10:00 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.

At noon PST Thursday approaching frontal system located west of
the offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:48 PM PST 12 November 2025 A low pressure system moves onto Vancouver Island tonight. Over the
southern outer coastal waters, strong southeasterly winds have
developed ahead of the low, while northerly gales are occurring in
the wake of the low.

The system will track southeastward across the South Coast on
Thursday. Northwesterly gales over central and southern waters will
ease as the system moves inland Thursday afternoon.

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