Hecate Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light this evening then increasing to northwest 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 to 30 Friday morning except northwest 30 to 35 over southern sections Friday afternoon.
Showers ending this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Hecate Strait - northern half
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less.
Hecate Strait - southern half
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 19 June 2025
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Hecate Strait
Issued 11:40 AM PDT 19 June 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 19 June 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today low 1011 mb located off Bowie.By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening low located over northern
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located west of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:13 AM PDT 19 June 2025 A low pressure system located over Southern Bowie will continue tomove southeastward today. Strong to gale force westerly winds are
expected for Juan de Fuca Strait tonight.
Ahead of a building ridge of high pressure, northwesterly gales
Will develop over Southern Hecate Strait Friday afternoon.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie - northern half
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait
- Lake Athabasca - eastern half
- Lake Athabasca - western half
- Larsen
- Mackenzie
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- North Mackenzie
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
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