Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 November 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 early this evening then becoming variable 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind becoming southwest 10 to 20 late overnight then increasing to southerly 20 to 30 early Friday morning.
Periods of rain overnight and Friday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 November 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 November 2025
Saturday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 25 to 35.
Monday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Gale warning ended
Explorer - southeastern half
Issued 4:00 PM PST 13 November 2025Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 13 November 2025 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday intensifying frontal system located on a
line north-south over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PST 13 November 2025 A frontal system currently over Bowie this afternoon will moveToward Haida Gwaii tonight and cross the marine regions on Friday,
bringing southeasterly gales ahead of it and strong to gale
Force westerlies behind.
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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