Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 22 May 2022
Today Tonight and Monday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late this afternoon then diminishing to southeast 15 to 25 near midnight. Wind becoming west 15 to 25 late overnight then becoming west 10 to 20 near noon Monday. Wind diminishing to light Monday evening.
Rain beginning this afternoon changing to showers after midnight and ending Monday morning.
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Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Hecate Strait - northern half
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 22 May 2022'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 22 May 2022 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south overnorthern Vancouver Island.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT Monday departing ridge located on a line
north-south over Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over eastern Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight departing frontal system located over
Hecate Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PDT 22 May 2022 Ahead of a frontal system over Bowie, southeast winds will rise tostrong to marginal gale force west of Haida Gwaii late this morning.
Strong to marginal gale force southeast winds are also expected for
Northern Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance East this afternoon and
early evening. Winds will veer to strong westerlies in the wake of
the front late today.
Extensive fog and stratus blankets the outer waters this morning but
will dissipate today as the frontal system passes.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
- Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait - northern half
- Lake Athabasca - eastern half
- Lake Athabasca - western half
- Larsen
- Mackenzie
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- North Mackenzie
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
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