Hecate Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 12 October 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots diminishing to southeast 30 to 40 late overnight except variable 5 to 15 near Haida Gwaii. Wind becoming south 25 to 35 near noon Sunday then diminishing to southerly 20 to 25 early Sunday evening.
Rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 October 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 4 metres subsiding to 3 Sunday morning and to 2 Sunday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 October 2024
Monday
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots becoming
southerly 15 to 25 in the morning.
Tuesday
Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southerly 25 to 35.
Wednesday
Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 10 to 20.
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Storm warning in effect
Hecate Strait - southern half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 12 October 2024'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 12 October 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located on a linenorth-south over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located on a line north-south
over the Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 PM PDT 12 October 2024 A frontal system currently located over Haida Gwaii will continue tomove along the coast, reaching the Central Coast early Sunday
morning.
Gale to storm force southeasterlies will persist over large areas of
the northern waters, central waters, and over West Coast Vancouver
Island North for tonight.
For the northern waters, the strong winds will begin to weaken
Before morning while the central waters will likely see the winds
weaken by late afternoon. For west coast Vancouver Island
North, an extended period of strong winds will continue until late
Sunday night.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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