Explorer - southeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 08 February 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 15 to 25 near midnight. Wind southwest 15 to 25 Monday.
Scattered showers. Risk of thunderstorms late this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 08 February 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 3 Monday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 08 February 2026
Tuesday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
10 to 20 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 knots increasing to
southwest 25 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to west
15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 8 February 2026 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight low located west of Bowie.By 10:30 a.m. PST Monday weakening trough located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:45 PM PST 8 February 2026 A large low pressure complex west of Bowie will continue to drifteastward tonight, bringing an unstable airmass to the marine
Regions. Strong to locally gale force southwesterly winds are
expected over the northern and central waters with a risk of
thunderstorms tonight through Monday.
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