Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 16 February 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to north 15 to 20 early Tuesday afternoon.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 Tuesday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 February 2026
Wednesday
Wind northwesterly 25 to 35 knots.
Thursday
Wind north 20 knots.
Friday
Wind west 15 knots increasing to south
30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 16 February 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough from low located over QueenCharlotte Sound extending northward.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday trough located west of Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight building ridge located over northern
BC interior.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located over
BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:20 PM PST 16 February 2026 Gale force northwesterlies will continue over the northern, centraland offshore waters tonight. Winds will weaken slightly on Tuesday
but northerly gales are forecast to persist over the offshore waters.
An Arctic high pressure ridge will build over Northern BC tonight and
continue pushing south on Tuesday. Gale force outflow winds, with a
risk of freezing spray, can be expected through the mainland inlets
along the north and Central Coast from Tuesday through Thursday
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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