Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light late this evening
then increasing to southeast 15 Sunday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15
to 25 Sunday afternoon.
Rain Sunday afternoon and evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light late this evening
then increasing to southeast 15 Sunday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15
to 25 Sunday afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Rain Sunday afternoon and evening.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 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 StatementIssued 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.
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