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Issued 10:30 AM PDT 09 May 2025

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light except northwest 5 to 15 knots near the coast south of Tofino today and tonight. Wind becoming southeast 5 to 15 Saturday morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 Saturday afternoon except southeast 30 northwest of Estevan Point Saturday late in the day.

Showers Saturday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 May 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 May 2025
Sunday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 to 35 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 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 10:30 AM PDT 9 May 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday weakening ridge located over Vancouver
Island.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1010 mb located west of Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Saturday low 1008 mb located over Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:19 AM PDT 9 May 2025 A trough will slowly track across Bowie today. As it approaches the
coast, a period of southerly gales will develop over Dixon Entrance
East and Northern Hecate Strait this afternoon then ease this
evening. A brief period of southerly gales will also develop over
Dixon Entrance West and northern sections of west coast Haida Gwaii
this evening and ease overnight.

Pacific - Georgia Basin Area

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