Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind south 25 knots veering to westerly 20 to 30 Friday morning then becoming southwest 20 Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Friday evening.
Periods of rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Saturday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind south 5 to 15 knots increasing to south 15
to 25 late in the day.
Monday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots.
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Gale warning ended
Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 01 May 2025Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 1 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located on a linenorth-south over Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located off Haida Gwaii.
By 1:00 p.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located on a line
north-south over the Central Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday building ridge located over Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:04 PM PDT 1 May 2025 A frontal system will slowly track eastwards across Haida Gwaiitonight and onto the mainland Central Coast Friday afternoon.
Ahead of the front, gale force southeasterlies over northern and
central waters will gradually ease this evening. Winds will briefly
rise to southerly gale force near the headlands of Vancouver Island
Friday morning with the passage of the frontal system. Winds will
sharply veer to strong southwesterly in its wake near midday Friday
before easing to moderate southwesterly.
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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