West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 June 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to southeast 10 to 20 this afternoon then veering to southwesterly 5 to 15 late this evening. Wind southwesterly 5 to 15 Wednesday.
Showers ending near midnight.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 June 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 this evening then building to 1
to 2 Wednesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 17 June 2025
Thursday
Wind southerly 5 to 15 knots becoming
northwest 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 5 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 17 June 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary trough located over QueenCharlotte Sound extending southward.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low 1002 mb located west
of Bowie.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough from low located on a line
northwest-southeast over Bowie.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT today weakening trough from low located from
Bowie to Haida Gwaii then to Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 AM PDT 17 June 2025 A quasi-stationary trough of low pressure will maintain a marginalgale force southerly wind near the headlands of Vancouver Island
through early this afternoon.
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
- 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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