Queen Charlotte Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 15 February 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20 knots early this evening then becoming northwest 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 15 to 25 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 5 to 15 Monday morning.
Showers ending overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 15 February 2026
Tuesday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots becoming variable
5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots veering to
northeasterly outflow 15.
Thursday
Wind northeasterly outflow 15 knots
diminishing to light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 15 February 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over southeastern Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located from Queen Charlotte Sound
to Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Monday trough located over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Monday building ridge located over northern
BC interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:55 PM PST 15 February 2026 Gale force northwesterlies have developed across the northern watersthis afternoon. These winds will spread to the central and southern
offshore waters this evening and persist through Monday.
An Arctic high pressure ridge will build over the Northern BC
Interior Monday evening and continue pushing south on Tuesday. Gale
force outflow, with a risk of freezing spray, can be expected through
the mainland inlets along the North Coast on Tuesday through
Wednesday.
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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