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Hecate Strait - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 27 July 2026

Today 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.

Showers changing to rain this afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning then to showers near noon Tuesday.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 27 July 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 early this afternoon then subsiding to 1 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM 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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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 27 July 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today low 1002 mb located west of Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 1000 mb located over southern Bowie.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today approaching frontal system located west of
Cape Scott.

At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening frontal system located near
the Central Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:01 AM PDT 27 July 2026 A frontal system will cross Northern Explorer this morning.
Ahead of the system, 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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