Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 February 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots today. Wind north 15 to 25 tonight. Wind north 25 Wednesday.
Showers or flurries early this morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 February 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 February 2026
Thursday
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to light in
the afternoon.
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 35 knots
late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast 50 to 60 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 17 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today trough located over southeastern Explorer.By 4:00 p.m. PST Wednesday departing trough located west of
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today building ridge located over northern BC
interior.
By 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BC
interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 5:28 AM PST 17 February 2026 Storm force northerlies will diminish to gale force northwesterliesover the offshore waters and continue through late Wednesday.
An Arctic high pressure ridge building over Northern BC this morning
will continue pushing south today. Gale force outflow winds, with the
potential of freezing spray, can be expected through the mainland
inlets along the north and Central Coast from today through Thursday
morning. Outflow winds will periodically reach storm force
northeasterlies through the Central Coast inlets today and Wednesday.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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