West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 10 to 15 knots veering to northwest 10 to 20 near midnight then backing to southwest 5 to 15 near noon Wednesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026
Thursday
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots veering to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots becoming
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 19 May 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 8:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday frontal system located over the northern
Gulf of Alaska.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located over
northwestern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 PM PDT 19 May 2026 Northwesterly gales are expected to develop over Johnstone Strait andWest Vancouver Island late this afternoon and this evening.
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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