Queen Charlotte Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 26 January 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to northwest 5 to 15 knots early this afternoon and to northwest 15 to 25 early this evening. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 Friday evening.
Periods of drizzle and fog patches changing to periods of rain near noon then to periods of drizzle near midnight and ending near noon Friday. Periods of drizzle Friday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 26 January 2023
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to
northerly outflow 20 to 30 in the morning then becoming northerly outflow 25 to
35 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northerly outflow 25 to 35 knots
diminishing to variable 5 to 15.
Monday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 26 January 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today trough located north of Haida Gwaii.
By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough located over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Friday building ridge located over BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:26 AM PST 26 January 2023 A trough will approach from the north and track across the marineregions today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, a very strong ridge of high
pressure will build into Interior British Columbia in the coming
days. Strong to gale force northerly winds will develop between these
two features, beginning in southern waters on Friday and spreading
north Friday night into Saturday.
Strong to gale force outflow winds will develop in the coastal inlets
on Friday evening and are expected to strengthen to gale to storm
force outflow on Saturday as the ridge of high pressure builds over
the interior.
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