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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

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Issued 09:30 PM PST 11 February 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots increasing to southwest 45 to 55 late overnight then diminishing to southwest 35 to 45 near noon Thursday. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 to 30 late Thursday afternoon and to westerly 15 Thursday evening.

Rain changing to showers Thursday morning. Risk of thunderstorms Thursday late in the day.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 February 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 4 metres building to 4 to 6 this evening and to 6 to 8 after midnight. Seas building to 8 to 11 early Thursday morning then subsiding to 6 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 February 2026
Friday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20.
Sunday Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots veering to west 15 to 20.

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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

Issued 9:30 PM PST 11 February 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 9:30 PM PST 11 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located from the North Coast
to Cape Scott then to Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday weakening cold front located over the
Central Coast extending southwestward.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight intensifying low 978 mb located west
of Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday departing low 981 mb located north
of Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:10 PM PST 11 February 2026 A cold front over the North Coast will track inland tonight with its
remnants sliding southward and weakening over Northern Vancouver
Island Thursday morning. In its wake, gale force southerly winds will
continue tonight over northern and central coastal waters before
easing Thursday morning.

A low pressure centre low off Bowie will track northwestward and onto
the Alaskan Panhandle on Thursday. Ahead of the low, gale to storm
force southerlies over the offshore waters will shift to gale to
storm force westerly in its wake tonight through Thursday morning.

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