Explorer - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 July 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming southeast 10 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.
Periods of rain ending this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 July 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 Wednesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 July 2025
Thursday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 20 to 30 in the morning.
Friday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots becoming west
15.
Saturday
Wind west 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 8 July 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening frontal system located offCape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today dissipating frontal system located over
Vancouver Island.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight building ridge located over the offshore
waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 AM PDT 8 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure offshore is bringing marginal westerly galesthrough central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca Strait early
this morning. Winds will diminish later this morning, and redevelop
as marginal gales through Juan de Fuca Strait again on Wednesday as
another ridge strengthens offshore.
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- 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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