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Hecate Strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 08 June 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to southeast 15 early this evening then becoming northwest 5 to 15 Tuesday morning.

Rain changing to showers this afternoon.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 June 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early this afternoon and to 1 or less late this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 June 2026
Wednesday Wind south 5 to 15 knots backing to southeast 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind light increasing to north 10 to 20 knots late in the day.
Friday Wind northwest 15 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 8 June 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening frontal system located from Hecate
Strait to Explorer.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday building ridge located west of the
offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:11 AM PDT 8 June 2026 A stalled frontal system over Haida Gwaii is generating southeasterly
gales off the west coast of Vancouver Island late this morning. These
southeasterly gales will diminish early this afternoon as the frontal
system weakens.

A low pressure system moving across Washington state tonight.
Westerly gales will develop over Juan de Fuca Strait Tuesday morning
in the wake of the low.

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