Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind west 10 to 15 Wednesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Thursday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 8:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday frontal system located over the northern
Gulf of Alaska.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located over
northwestern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 PM 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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