Hecate Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 August 2022
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 after midnight and to light Wednesday morning. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers changing to periods of drizzle near midnight and ending Wednesday morning. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating near noon Wednesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 August 2022
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Wednesday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 August 2022
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to
northwest 15 to 25 in the morning.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable
5 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 August 2022 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of the offshorewaters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday building ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:18 AM PDT 16 August 2022 A frontal system will cross into Bowie today. Strong to gale forcesoutheasterlies over Bowie will spread to waters near Northern Haida
Gwaii this afternoon. Winds will ease early Wednesday morning as the
frontal system departs.
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