West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 February 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to westerly 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming variable 5 to 15 early Friday morning. Wind becoming northerly 5 to 15 Friday evening.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms tonight and Friday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 February 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 7 metres subsiding to 6 this evening and to 4 Friday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 February 2026
Saturday
Wind north 10 to 15 knots backing to
northwest 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind west 20 knots increasing to northwest 20
to 30.
Monday
Wind north 20 to 30 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 12 February 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday departing cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Vancouver.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday trough located from the North Coast to
Explorer.
At midnight PST Friday approaching ridge from high located on a
line northeast-southwest over the Gulf of Alaska.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:51 PM PST 12 February 2026 A low pressure centre over the Alaska Panhandle will continue to moveinland this evening. In its wake, gale to strong southwesterly winds
over Northern Bowie and Dixon Entrance will gradually ease tonight.
A trough currently located west of Southern Bowie will track
eastward, reaching the North Coast tonight. Strong to gale force
southwesterly winds are expected in its wake, easing after midnight.
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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