Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 27 April 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind south 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southwest 25 late this evening then backing to south 10 to 20 late overnight. Wind becoming southerly 10 near noon Sunday.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Gale warning in effect
Hecate Strait - northern half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 27 April 2024'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 27 April 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight deepening low 990 mb located overnorthern Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday low 990 mb located north of Bowie.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday low 1000 mb located over northwestern Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday low 1004 mb located over southern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:16 PM PDT 27 April 2024 A 990 millibar low over Northern Bowie will drift towards the AlaskaPanhandle tonight. Ahead of the low, strong to gale force
southeasterly winds will continue over northernmost waters tonight.
In the wake of the low, gale force westerlies will continue over
Bowie and west of Haida Gwaii this evening and continue to Sunday
morning.
The same low pressure centre will return to Bowie on Sunday
afternoon. This will spread gale force winds west of the low over
Bowie on Sunday and then Explorer on Monday.
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- Byam
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- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait - northern half
- Lake Athabasca - eastern half
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- Larsen
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- Maud
- McClintock
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- Melville
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- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
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- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
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