Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northeast 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this afternoon
then increasing to southwest 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind veering to
northwest 15 to 25 overnight. Wind northwest 15 to 25 Monday.
Showers tonight.
Winds
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northeast 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this afternoon
then increasing to southwest 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind veering to
northwest 15 to 25 overnight. Wind northwest 15 to 25 Monday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 late this morning then building
to 1 to 2 Monday morning.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Showers tonight.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 10:30 AM PDT 5 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located from Queen Charlotte Sound to Explorer. By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located over Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough from low located over Bowie. By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight trough from low located over Hecate Strait.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday dissipating trough from low located from Queen Charlotte Sound to Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday building ridge located west of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 3:50 AM PDT 5 April 2026 A frontal system will move across Bowie today and into Hecate Strait by Monday morning. Southerly gales will develop briefly today ahead of the front. The front will continue southward and eventually move over the Lower Mainland late in the day on Monday, generating westerly gales over the inner South Coast waters on Monday night into Tuesday morning.
|