Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 June 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this morning and to northwesterly 10 to 15 Friday morning. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 Friday afternoon.
Showers ending this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 June 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 12 June 2025
Saturday
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to
southwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
south 15 to 25.
Monday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 12 June 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover Haida Gwaii.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday deepening low located over northern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:35 AM PDT 12 June 2025 Ahead of a ridge of high pressure, strong to gale forcenorthwesterlies will continue today and Friday over west coast
Vancouver Island.
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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