Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 June 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light this morning then becoming southerly 5 to 15 late this afternoon. Wind southerly 5 to 15 tonight. Wind southeasterly 10 to 20 veering to southwesterly 10 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers Wednesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 June 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 02 June 2026
Thursday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
southwest 15 to 25 in the morning then becoming southwest 10 to 20 late in the
day.
Friday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 15.
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to
southwest 10 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 2 June 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located from Explorer to Haida Gwaii.By 2:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday departing ridge located from Explorer
to Haida Gwaii.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today cold front located west of Bowie.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening cold front located over Bowie.
At 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight deepening trough located west of Explorer.
By 3:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday departing trough located over Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:48 AM PDT 2 June 2026 A quasi-stationary ridge of high pressure will continue to buildnorthward into the Northern BC Interior through today. Strong to
Gale force northeasterly outflow winds have developed over Eastern
Dixon Entrance near Portland Inlet and will continue through this
morning.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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