Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 11 July 2025
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 15 knots except northwest 25 over southeastern sections Saturday late in the day.
Periods of drizzle ending near noon Saturday. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Saturday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 11 July 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early Saturday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 11 July 2025
Sunday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Monday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 25 to 35.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming north
20 to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 11 July 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located from the Alaska panhandleto Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Saturday ridge located from the North Coast
to Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:20 PM PDT 11 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure is developing over the southern waters. Thisis generating gale force westerly winds this evening through the
central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca Strait.
A frontal system will approach the northern waters on Saturday and
reach Haida Gwaii Saturday afternoon. Strong to gale force
southerlies can be expected ahead of the system in Northern Hecate
Strait and Dixon Entrance East on Saturday afternoon.
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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