Queen Charlotte Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 21 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind light except easterly outflow 15 knots near the mainland inlets tonight and Thursday morning and easterly outflow 15 near the mainland inlets Thursday evening.
Fog patches forming this evening and dissipating near noon Thursday. Fog patches reforming Thursday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 21 January 2026
Friday
Wind easterly outflow 20 to 30 knots
diminishing to variable 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind easterly outflow 10 to 20 knots
diminishing to light.
Sunday
Wind southeast 10 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 7:00 a.m. PST Thursday low located over western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday dissipating low located over northwestern
Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:22 AM PST 21 January 2026 High pressure over the B.C. Interior will continue to generate strongto gale force outflow winds through the mainland inlets and valleys
over the next few days.
Meanwhile, extensive fog is expected to persist over the Strait of
Georgia and Dixon Entrance West for the next few days as light winds
prevail.
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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