Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to south 15 knots near midnight and to
southeast 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early
Sunday morning and to southeast 50 to 60 early Sunday afternoon. Wind
diminishing to southeast 40 to 50 Sunday evening.
Scattered showers or scattered flurries ending near
midnight. Rain or snow overnight and Sunday. Visibility 1 mile or less in
precipitation.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to south 15 knots near midnight and to
southeast 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early
Sunday morning and to southeast 50 to 60 early Sunday afternoon. Wind
diminishing to southeast 40 to 50 Sunday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 early Sunday morning and
to 2 to 3 late Sunday morning. Seas building to 3 to 4 near noon
Sunday.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Scattered showers or scattered flurries ending near
midnight. Rain or snow overnight and Sunday. Visibility 1 mile or less in
precipitation.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings (In effect)
Dixon Entrance East
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.