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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

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Issued 04:00 AM PST 12 December 2025

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots except southwest 30 over southern sections Saturday morning and afternoon. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 Saturday afternoon except southwest 30 over southern sections. Wind becoming southwest 20 to 30 Saturday evening.

Rain beginning overnight changing to showers near noon Saturday. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.

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Issued 04:00 AM PST 12 December 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Saturday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 12 December 2025
Sunday Wind southwesterly 30 to 40 knots backing to south 35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming southwest 25 to 35.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 knots.

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Issued 4:00 AM PST 12 December 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today warm front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Explorer.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Saturday warm front located over the Central Coast.

At 4:00 a.m. PST today building ridge located over northern BC
interior.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday departing ridge located over northern
BC interior.

At 1:00 a.m. PST Saturday low 999 mb located over western Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing low located over northern
Haida Gwaii.

At 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday trough located southwest of Explorer.
By midnight PST Saturday trough located over Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:20 AM PST 12 December 2025 A warm front extending through Explorer will move northwards to lie
over Southern Bowie this evening. Ahead of this front, easterly
strong to gale force winds will continue over Bowie and persist until
this evening.

An Arctic ridge of high pressure will also strengthen over the
British Columbia Interior tonight, bringing gale force northeast
outflow winds to the North Coast inlets today into tomorrow.

A low pressure system will form over Southern Bowie on Saturday
morning and track northeastward into the Southern Alaska Panhandle by
Saturday evening. Southwest of the low, southwest gale force winds
will develop across northern and central waters.

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