Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 11 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 Thursday morning.
Showers tonight and Thursday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 February 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 metres building to 3 to 4 after midnight and to 6 Thursday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 February 2026
Friday
Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light late in
the day.
Saturday
Wind light increasing to north 25 knots late
in the day.
Sunday
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to northwest
15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 11 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located from the North Coastto Cape Scott then to Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday weakening cold front located over the
Central Coast extending southwestward.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight intensifying low 978 mb located west
of Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday departing low 981 mb located north
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:10 PM PST 11 February 2026 A cold front over the North Coast will track inland tonight with itsremnants sliding southward and weakening over Northern Vancouver
Island Thursday morning. In its wake, gale force southerly winds will
continue tonight over northern and central coastal waters before
easing Thursday morning.
A low pressure centre low off Bowie will track northwestward and onto
the Alaskan Panhandle on Thursday. Ahead of the low, gale to storm
force southerlies over the offshore waters will shift to gale to
storm force westerly in its wake tonight through Thursday morning.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- 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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