West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 18 May 2025
Tonight and Monday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots except southeast 50 near the headlands. Wind becoming southeast 25 to 35 after midnight then becoming southwest 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 late Monday afternoon.
Rain changing to showers Monday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 May 2025
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 2 metres building to 3 this evening and to 3 to 4 near noon
Monday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 May 2025
Tuesday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots veering to west
15 to 25 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
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Storm warning in effect
West Coast Vancouver Island North
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 18 May 2025'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 18 May 2025 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to the Central Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight deepening low 998 mb located over Bowie.
By 2:00 p.m. PDT Monday weakening low 1001 mb located over Haida
Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:18 PM PDT 18 May 2025 A frontal system continues to move over the northern, and centralwaters, and will spread gale force southerly or southeasterly winds
this evening until Monday morning.
Further south, a brief period of storm force winds can occur along
West Vancouver Island North near midnight tonight. Gale force
southeasterlies will also develop along Northern Strait of Georgia,
Johnstone Strait, and Queen Charlotte Strait late this evening and
after midnight.
A centre of low pressure associated with the frontal system will move
eastward over Bowie this evening. Westerly gales behind this low will
develop over Explorer tonight before easing to strong Monday morning.
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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