Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 February 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind light increasing to northerly outflow 15 knots near midnight and to northerly outflow 20 early Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 near noon Tuesday.
Showers or flurries becoming flurries Tuesday morning.
Temperatures plus 5 falling to minus 1 Tuesday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 16 February 2026
Wednesday
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots increasing
to northerly outflow 25 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind northerly outflow 25 knots diminishing
to northerly outflow 10 to 20.
Friday
Wind northerly outflow 10 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 16 February 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located over the North Coast.By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday trough located west of Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today building ridge located over northern BC
interior.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located over
BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PST 16 February 2026 Gale force northwesterlies will continue over the northern, centraland offshore waters tonight. Winds will weaken slightly on Tuesday
but northerly gales are forecast to persist over the offshore waters.
An Arctic high pressure ridge will build over Northern BC this
evening and continue pushing south on Tuesday. Gale force outflow
winds, with a risk of freezing spray, can be expected through the
mainland inlets along the north and Central Coast on Tuesday through
Thursday morning.
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