West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to westerly 20 late overnight then backing to southwest 15 early Friday evening.
Rain changing to showers Friday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 early Friday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 01 May 2025
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
south 25 to 35.
Monday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 20.
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Gale warning ended
West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 01 May 2025Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 1 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located on a linenorth-south over Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located off Haida Gwaii.
By 1:00 p.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located on a line
north-south over the Central Coast.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday building ridge located over Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:04 PM PDT 1 May 2025 A frontal system will slowly track eastwards across Haida Gwaiitonight and onto the mainland Central Coast Friday afternoon.
Ahead of the front, gale force southeasterlies over northern and
central waters will gradually ease this evening. Winds will briefly
rise to southerly gale force near the headlands of Vancouver Island
Friday morning with the passage of the frontal system. Winds will
sharply veer to strong southwesterly in its wake near midday Friday
before easing to moderate southwesterly.
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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