Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 30 April 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots becoming southeast 25 to 35 near midnight. Wind southeast 25 to 35 Thursday.
Rain overnight and Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 this evening and to 2 to 3
Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 April 2025
Friday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15
late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind south 25 knots increasing to south
35.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Hecate Strait - northern half
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 30 April 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 4:00 AM PDT 1 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south overVancouver Island.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located on a line
north-south over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located on a
line north-south over the Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:07 PM PDT 30 April 2025 A frontal system over Bowie will slowly shift eastwards to lie offHaida Gwaii by Thursday evening.
Ahead of the front, gale force southeasterly winds over Bowie will
spread to northern waters tonight and central waters Thursday
morning. Winds will gradually ease Thursday evening.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie
- 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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