Hecate Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023
Tonight and Wednesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to southerly 20 to 30 late overnight and to southwest 10 to 20 Wednesday morning. Wind veering to northwest 5 to 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon and this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2
Wednesday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 or less Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 26 September 2023
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 10 to 20.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Hecate Strait - northern half
Issued 9:38 PM PDT 26 September 2023'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 9:30 PM PDT 26 September 2023 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing low 990 mb located overnorthern Bowie.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight low 1003 mb located southeast of Explorer.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday departing low 1006 mb located over the
Washington Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:07 PM PDT 26 September 2023 A low will move from Northern Bowie to the Alaskan Panhandle tonight.Ahead of the low, gale force southeasterlies over northernmost waters
will shift to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake overnight
and ease Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, gale force northwesterlies
over Bowie will also ease Wednesday morning.
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- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
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- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
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- 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
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- Lake Athabasca - western half
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- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
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- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
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- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
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