Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind variable 10 knots becoming light near noon then increasing to southwest 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind backing to south 25 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 15 near noon Wednesday.
Showers beginning this evening changing to rain near midnight then to showers after midnight and ending Wednesday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Thursday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday
Wind easterly 20 knots increasing to
northeast 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday departing ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:30 a.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located over Bowie extending
northeastward.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:08 AM PDT 20 October 2026 A strong cold front extending from the Gulf of Alaska will spreadgale force southwesterlies across the northern waters from northwest
to southeast ahead of the front today. The southwesterly gales will
ease to strong winds overnight.
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
- 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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