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Bowie - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind westerly 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this morning then increasing to southeast 10 to 20 early this afternoon. Wind increasing to south 20 to 30 except westerly 15 over western sections Sunday evening. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 Sunday evening.

Showers ending near noon. Rain beginning near midnight and changing to showers Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 May 2026
Monday Wind west 20 knots.
Tuesday Wind light becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots.
Wednesday Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to westerly 10 to 20 late in the day.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 16 May 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located over the Strait of Georgia.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT today departing trough located over Washington
State.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Bowie.
By midnight PDT tonight ridge located over the Alaska panhandle
to Explorer.

At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located west of Bowie.
By midnight PDT Sunday frontal system located from the North Coast
to Haida Gwaii then to Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:43 AM PDT 16 May 2026 A trough over the South Coast will create conditions favourable for
waterspout development over the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, and
west coast Vancouver Island from now through midday today.

A ridge of high pressure will build over the offshore waters today.
As the ridge approaches the coast, gale force westerlies will develop
through Juan de Fuca Strait late this afternoon before easing to
strong westerlies tonight.

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