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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 March 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 30 after midnight. Wind southwest 20 to 30 Tuesday.

Rain changing to showers near noon then to flurries or showers near midnight.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 4 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 March 2026
Wednesday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots.
Thursday Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots backing to south 20 to 25.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today departing warm front located over the
Central Coast.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:19 AM PDT 16 March 2026 An intense warm front is generating southeast storm force winds to
the central waters this morning.

As the warm front passes, winds are veering to southwest gales over
the northern and central waters.

Southeast gales over Northern Strait of Georgia will persist through
today.

A quasi-stationary front will set up later today over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and strong
westerlies over northern waters.

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