Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to southwest 15 early this morning then backing to southeast 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light Thursday afternoon.
Periods of rain ending early this morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 4 metres subsiding to 3 this evening and to 2 Thursday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 January 2026
Friday
Wind northeast 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today building ridge located over Queen Charlotte
Sound.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday cold front located off Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:26 AM PST 14 January 2026 A weakening cold front will move across the centralWaters and North Vancouver Island, producing strong to gale force
southwesterly winds this morning.
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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