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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 near midnight except light near the coast. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 Thursday afternoon.

Scattered showers overnight and Thursday morning. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Thursday morning.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 metre.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Friday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 9 July 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening ridge located over southeastern
Explorer.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over the offshore waters.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over eastern Explorer.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located on a
line north-south over Explorer.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located over northern
Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:46 PM PDT 9 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure remains over the offshore waters tonight.
Westerly winds through central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca
strait will rise to marginal gales early this evening as the ridge
approaches. These winds will weaken on Thursday morning.

A frontal system is approaching the North Coast on Thursday. This
will bring southeasterly gales to nortern waters.

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