Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 20 December 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 near midnight
except southeast 20 over eastern sections. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20
early Sunday morning then becoming southeast 10 late Sunday morning. Wind
increasing to southwest 10 to 20 near noon Sunday then becoming south 10 Sunday
afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 10 to 20 early Sunday
evening.
Showers. Visibility as low as 1 mile in
showers.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM PST 20 December 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 near midnight
except southeast 20 over eastern sections. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20
early Sunday morning then becoming southeast 10 late Sunday morning. Wind
increasing to southwest 10 to 20 near noon Sunday then becoming south 10 Sunday
afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 10 to 20 early Sunday
evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 09:30 PM PST 20 December 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Showers. Visibility as low as 1 mile in
showers.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 9:30 PM PST 20 December 2025 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight building ridge located over northern BC interior.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight low located over Explorer. By 10:30 a.m. PST Sunday weakening low located over the Central Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday low located over northern Bowie. By 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday weakening low located west of Bowie.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 9:27 PM PST 20 December 2025 A building Arctic ridge over the interior is producing strong to gale force outflow winds through some of the North Coast inlets. The winds are expected to persist tonight and Sunday.
A low pressure centre is forecast to develop over Explorer tonight and track northeastward into the Central Coast Sunday morning. Strong to gale force southerly to southwesterly winds are expected to develop south of the low.
Another low pressure centre over Bowie will bring strong to gale force easterly winds over the northern sections of Bowie on Sunday.
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