West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 21 May 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind westerly 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 this evening. Wind northwest 15 to 25 Friday.
Scattered showers ending this afternoon. Periods of drizzle overnight and Friday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in drizzle.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 21 May 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 21 May 2026
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
northwest 5 to 15 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind light increasing to southeast 20 to 30
knots late in the day.
Monday
Wind north 25 to 35 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the North Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:23 AM PDT 21 May 2026 Ahead of a ridge of high pressure, northwesterly gales over JohnstoneStrait and West Vancouver Island will develop late this afternoon and
then ease overnight. Winds will redevelop Friday afternoon.
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- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
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- Johnstone Strait
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- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
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- 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
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