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Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 November 2025

Tonight and Monday.

Wind south 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 25 late overnight then backing to westerly 10 to 20 near noon Monday except light near the coast Monday afternoon and southeast 25 northwest of Estevan Point Monday late in the day.

Rain changing to scattered showers overnight and ending Monday afternoon. Rain Monday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 November 2025
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 early Monday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 09 November 2025
Tuesday Wind southerly 20 knots backing to southeast 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to east 30 to 40.
Thursday Wind southeast 35 knots becoming northwest 25 to 35.

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Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas West Vancouver Discovery Island English Bay – 46304 Georgia Strait - 46303 Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Comox Airport Entrance Island Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Sand Heads Lightstation Point Atkinson Squamish Airport Sechelt Powell River Airport Campbell River Airport Grief Point Tofino Airport Port Alberni Estevan Point Sisters Islets Nanaimo Airport Fanny Island Race Rocks Lightstation Vancouver Harbour Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Saturna Island Vancouver Int'l Airport Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 9 November 2025 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening frontal system located from Hecate
Strait to Explorer.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Monday frontal system located over Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PST Monday frontal system located over Cape Scott.

At 1:00 p.m. PST Monday low 978 mb located northwest of Bowie.
By 10:00 p.m. PST Monday weakening low 982 mb located north
of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:45 PM PST 9 November 2025 An intense frontal system moving onto the North Coast continues to
generate southerly gale force winds across northern and central
waters early this evening. Winds will veer to westerly moderate to
strong this evening as the front moves inland. In addition, a brief
period of marginal southeasterly gales is expected over northern
sections of the Strait of Georgia late this afternoon and early this
evening.

Another frontal system will move into Bowie early Monday morning.
Southerly gale force winds will develop over Bowie early Monday
morning and spread into the northern waters by Monday afternoon.
Winds will veer to west strong in the wake of the front.

Over Bowie, a passing low pressure system will generate westerly gale
force winds Monday afternoon and evening.

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