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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 December 2025

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight and to southeast 15 to 20 early Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 near noon Sunday then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 Sunday evening.

Showers overnight and Sunday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 13 December 2025
Monday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots veering to southwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to southwest 25 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to southwest 15 late in the day.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 December 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing low 986 mb located over
northeastern Bowie.

At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located from Queen Charlotte
Sound to Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening frontal system located from the
Central Coast to Explorer.

At 7:00 p.m. PST tonight trough located west of Explorer.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Sunday weakening trough located over Hecate Strait.

At 7:00 a.m. PST Sunday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday intensifying frontal system located from
Haida Gwaii to Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:32 AM PST 13 December 2025 A low pressure system over Bowie this morning will track
northeastward into the Southern Alaska Panhandle by late this
afternoon. South to southwest gale force winds will spread across the
northern waters west of Haida Gwaii today.

A weakening frontal system over Queen Charlotte Sound will move
toward the Central Coast this afternoon. Southerly gales are
Expected over the central waters and the northern portion of the
inner South Coast today.

A trough will cross Southern Bowie and Northern Explorer this
evening, reaching Hecate Strait early Sunday morning. Gale to locally
storm force southwesterlies are expected to develop over the offshore
waters this evening, then spread across the central and northern
waters overnight.

Another frontal system will move over Bowie Sunday morning and reach
Haida Gwaii by afternoon, spreading gale to locally storm force
southeasterly winds. This front will then intensify from Explorer
Sunday afternoon, with winds ahead of the front increasing to storm
force, possibly reaching hurricane force over Hecate Strait Sunday
evening.

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