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Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 July 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind variable 15 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 near thunderstorms. Wind becoming variable 10 to 20 late this evening then becoming northwest 5 to 15 Friday evening.

Showers ending Friday afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight. Periods of drizzle Friday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 July 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 July 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest 25 to 35 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.

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

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 16 July 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today quasi-stationary ridge located west of Bowie.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low located southeast of Explorer.
By 10:00 a.m. PDT Friday departing low located over Vancouver
Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:22 PM PDT 16 July 2026 Ahead of the ridge of high pressure offshore, strong northwesterly
winds continue over most of the marine regions. Northwest winds will
reach marginal gale force later this evening over South Hecate and
west coast Haida Gwaii south.

A low southeast of Explorer will approach the South Coast tonight and
bring a risk of thunderstorms and occasionally gusty winds to the
region.

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