Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 22 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly 5 to 15 near
noon then increasing to northeast 20 to 30 Tuesday evening.
Flurries ending overnight. Risk of thunderstorms early this
morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Winds
Issued 04:00 AM PST 22 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly 5 to 15 near
noon then increasing to northeast 20 to 30 Tuesday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 22 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 AM PST 22 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Flurries ending overnight. Risk of thunderstorms early this
morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 4:00 AM PST 22 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over northern BC interior.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today low located over northern Bowie. By 7:00 p.m. PST tonight low located over southern Bowie.
At 7:00 a.m. PST today low located over southwestern Explorer. By 4:00 p.m. PST today low located over eastern Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 3:46 AM PST 22 December 2025 An Arctic ridge over the BC Interior is producing gale to storm force outflow winds through the North Coast inlets. The winds are expected to persist through this evening.
A weak low pressure centre over Bowie is giving gale force northeasterly winds over the northern sections of Bowie. These winds will weaken to moderate to strong northerly this evening.
A second low will cross Explorer this morning and move to lie over Queen Charlotte Sound in the afternoon. Gale force southeast winds will develop over southern waters ahead of the low then shift to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.
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