Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 07 September 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind south 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to northerly 15 this morning. Wind backing to northwest 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind northwest 15 to 20 Sunday.
Periods of drizzle and fog patches ending near noon. Showers Sunday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 07 September 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 metre or less.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 07 September 2024
Monday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15 to 25.
Wednesday
Wind north 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 7 September 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary ridge located from Explorerto the Central Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 5:02 AM PDT 7 September 2024 A strong ridge of high pressure is currently over Southern BC. Theridge will produce strong to gale force northwesterly winds along
West Vancouver Island south of the Brooks Peninsula. The strong to
gale force winds will develop late this afternoon, then ease late
this evening.
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