West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 February 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 30 this morning then diminishing to south 10 to 20 late overnight. Wind becoming south 15 to 25 Sunday evening.
Scattered showers. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 February 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 3 metres building to 3 to 4 near noon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 February 2026
Monday
Wind southeast 20 to 25 knots veering to south
10 to 20 in the morning then becoming variable 10 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind west 15 knots increasing to southwest 15
to 25.
Wednesday
Wind south 25 to 35 knots becoming south 20
to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 7 February 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located from the North Coastto Queen Charlotte Sound then to Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today approaching low located west of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:04 AM PST 7 February 2026 A frontal system lying over North Vancouver Island will continue tobring gale force southeasterly winds across the central and northern
waters and storm force winds over the headlands of Vancouver Island
this morning.
As this frontal system moves southward across Vancouver Island
through the day, southeasterly gales will develop over the inner
South Coast waters this morning into the evening. Winds will ease to
strong by the evening as the frontal system moves out of the region.
A large low pressure complex west of Bowie will continue to drift
eastward Saturday night, bringing an unstable airmass to the marine
regions. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds are expected over
the northern and central waters with a risk of thunderstorms.
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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