Queen Charlotte Strait
Forecast
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.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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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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 crossesHaida 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.
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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