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Queen Charlotte Strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 17 November 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 near noon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 10 to 15 Tuesday morning and to southeast 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 17 November 2025
Wednesday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 30 to 40 in the morning.
Thursday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Friday Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas Vancouver Harbour Sechelt East Dellwood - 46207 Squamish Airport Powell River Airport Sand Heads Lightstation Discovery Island Georgia Strait - 46303 Vancouver Int'l Airport Cape St.James Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal English Bay – 46304 Point Atkinson Herbert Island Bella Bella Airport West Vancouver Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Campbell River Airport South Nomad - 46036 Malahat Sentry Shoal - 46131 Race Rocks Lightstation Kelp Reefs Esquimalt Harbour Saturna Island South Brooks - 46132 Sheringham Point University of Victoria Halibut Bank - 46146 Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands South Moresby - 46147 Estevan Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Grief Point La Perouse Bank - 46206 Tofino Airport Solander Island Sartine Island Port Alberni West Sea Otter - 46204 Comox Airport Sisters Islets Port Hardy Airport South Hecate Strait - 46185 Nanaimo Airport Fanny Island Entrance Island
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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 17 November 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today building ridge located over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located from Hecate Strait to Explorer.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located over Haida
Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:19 AM PST 17 November 2025 A cold front moving across Bowie today will weaken as it crosses
Haida Gwaii tonight. Gale force southerly winds over Bowie will ease
late this afternoon.

An intense frontal system will approach the offshore waters late
Tuesday. Southeast gales are forecast ahead of this system.

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