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Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots except southeast 15 to 20 northwest of Estevan Point late this afternoon and early this evening and southeast 20 near the mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait this evening. Wind becoming southwest 15 early Friday morning.

Periods of rain ending near midnight.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026
Saturday Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 in the morning then veering to northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.

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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 Sheringham Point Vancouver Int'l Airport University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 5 March 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located over central Vancouver Island.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight dissipating ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing trough located over the western
North Coast.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located near the Alaska
panhandle.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:59 PM PST 5 March 2026 A frontal system approaches Haida Gwaii on Friday with southwesterly
gales beginning over Bowie by dawn Friday. The system pushes
northwestward on the Alaskan Panhandle and winds ease over northern
waters Friday temporarily.

Another system approaches the Central Coast on Saturday.

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