Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 May 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 30 late this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 to 30 tonight and Wednesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 May 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 May 2026
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 May 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today building ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PDT 19 May 2026 Northwesterly gales are expected to develop over Johnstone Strait andWest Vancouver Island late this afternoon and this evening.
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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