Bowie
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 May 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except northwest 20 to 30 over southern sections. Wind becoming westerly 20 early this evening then veering to northwest 15 to 20 early Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Showers tonight and Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 May 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 metres except 3 over southern sections late this afternoon
and this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 May 2025
Wednesday
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 25
knots in the morning then veering to southerly 20 to 30 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots veering to
southwest 10 to 20.
Friday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots veering to
northwesterly 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 12 May 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located on a line north-southover the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:55 PM PDT 12 May 2025 A building ridge of high pressure over the offshore waters today willbring strong to gale force northwest winds over the northern and
central waters and to west coast Vancouver Island and Explorer.
Winds will ease tonight except for west coast Vancouver Island and
Southeastern Explorer, where gale force winds can be expected to
persist into Tuesday midday.
Near gale force winds will linger over west coast Vancouver Island
from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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