Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 11 October 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20 knots early this evening and to southerly 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind southerly 20 to 30 Monday.
Rain overnight and Monday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 11 October 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 Monday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 11 October 2026
Tuesday
Wind southerly 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southerly 10 to 20 in the morning then increasing to southerly 30 to 35 in the
afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southeast 15.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots increasing to
southeast 35 to 45.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 11 October 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover southern Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday weakening ridge located over southern
Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located over northern BC interior.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday ridge located over southern BC interior.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Monday frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:17 AM PDT 11 October 2026 A ridge of high pressure over the B.C. Interior is bringing strong togale force northeasterly outflow through the mainland inlets.
These winds will ease midday today.
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 - east of Langara
- Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
- 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 - northern half
- 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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