Douglas Channel
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 February 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwesterly inflow 10 to 20 knots increasing to southwesterly inflow 20 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind becoming northeasterly outflow 5 to 15 early Sunday morning then becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 Sunday afternoon.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Sunday. Fog patches dissipating Sunday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 February 2026
Monday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeasterly outflow 10 to 15.
Wednesday
Wind light becoming south 10 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 7 February 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today approaching low located west of Bowie.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located southwest of Explorer.
By 6:30 a.m. PST Sunday trough located over Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PST 7 February 2026 A frontal system lying over Southern Vancouver Island will continueeastward and depart the region later this evening. In the wake of
The frontal system, strong to gale force westerlies are expected for
southern sections of Haro Strait and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca
strait this evening.
A large low pressure complex west of Bowie will continue to drift
eastward tonight, bringing an unstable airmass to the marine
Regions. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds are expected over
the northern and central waters with a risk of thunderstorms through
Sunday.
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