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Hecate Strait - northern half

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Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 March 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots veering to southwest 20 to 30 near noon then diminishing to northerly 15 early this evening. Wind backing to west 15 near midnight. Wind southwest 10 to 20 Tuesday.

Rain changing to flurries or showers this evening then to showers near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 early this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 March 2026
Wednesday Wind southwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind west 5 to 15 knots veering to northwesterly 10 to 20.
Friday Wind northwesterly 10 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 20.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today departing warm front located over the
Central Coast.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:19 AM PDT 16 March 2026 An intense warm front is generating southeast storm force winds to
the central waters this morning.

As the warm front passes, winds are veering to southwest gales over
the northern and central waters.

Southeast gales over Northern Strait of Georgia will persist through
today.

A quasi-stationary front will set up later today over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and strong
westerlies over northern waters.

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