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Hecate Strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 June 2025

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind light increasing to south 10 to 15 knots this morning and to southeast 15 to 25 early this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 to 30 near midnight. Wind southeast 20 to 30 Sunday.

Showers beginning overnight changing to rain Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 June 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 near midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 June 2025
Monday Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to southeast 20 to 30 in the morning and to southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast 15.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM PDT 14 June 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Cape Scott.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low 1014 mb located over
northwestern Bowie.

At 10:30 a.m. PDT Sunday low located west of Explorer.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT Sunday low 1008 mb located southwest of Cape
St. James.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:36 AM PDT 14 June 2025 A low pressure system is forecast to move across Northern Explorer on
Sunday. Ahead of the system, gale force southerly winds will develop
over Explorer Sunday afternoon then spread to Queen Charlotte Sound
Sunday evening.

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