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Hecate Strait - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 July 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to southeast 20 near midnight. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20 early Tuesday morning then veering to southwest 10 to 20 Tuesday evening.

Rain with a risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning changing to showers near noon Tuesday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 July 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 27 July 2026
Wednesday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35.
Friday Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to south 10 to 20 late in the day.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 27 July 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1000 mb located over southern Bowie.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located west of Cape Scott.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening frontal system located near
the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:01 PM PDT 27 July 2026 A frontal system approaching Cape Scott will bring gales tonight.
Southerly gales will spread from Explorer to West Coast Vancouver
Island North, Queen Charlotte Sound, Central Coast, and Southern
Hecate Strait this afternoon. Winds will ease below gales
By midnight.

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