Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southwesterly 15 knots increasing to south 20 to 25 this
evening and to southeast 35 to 45 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast
45 to 55 Sunday morning then diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 Sunday
afternoon.
Snow or rain beginning near midnight becoming rain Sunday
morning then showers Sunday evening.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southwesterly 15 knots increasing to south 20 to 25 this
evening and to southeast 35 to 45 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast
45 to 55 Sunday morning then diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 Sunday
afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 this evening and to 2 to 3 late
overnight. Seas building to 3 to 4 early Sunday morning and to 4 to 6 late
Sunday morning then subsiding to 4 Sunday evening.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Snow or rain beginning near midnight becoming rain Sunday
morning then showers Sunday evening.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings (In effect)
Bowie - northern half
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026'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.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today high located over Explorer.
By 8:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening high located over southeastern
Explorer.
At 5:00 a.m. PDT Sunday intensifying warm front located over the
offshore waters.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located over the North
Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PDT 14 March 2026 An intensifying warm front will bring southeast gale to storm force
winds over the offshore waters overnight and spread to northern and
central waters through Sunday. Hurricane force southeasterlies will
develop from the headlands of Vancouver Island to Hecate Strait
Sunday afternoon. Southeast gales will also develop over Northern
Strait of Georgia Sunday afternoon.
As the warm front passes, winds will veer to southwest gales Sunday
afternoon over the offshore waters and Sunday night over the central
waters. The northern waters will see winds diminish to strong
westerlies in the wake of the warm front.
A quasi-stationary front will set up early next week over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and strong
westerlies over northern waters.