Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 September 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots except northwest 30 over southeastern sections Thursday late in the day.
Scattered showers Thursday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 September 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Thursday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 September 2024
Friday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots veering to west
10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 18 September 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening ridge located from Explorer
to the South Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located over Bowie.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Explorer.
At 5:00 a.m. PDT Thursday building ridge located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Thursday ridge located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PDT 18 September 2024 A ridge of high pressure building offshore on Thursday will bringnorthwest gales to the waters off Southwest Vancouver island
On Thursday 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
- 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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