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West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots backing to northerly 10 to 20 late this evening then increasing to northwest 20 to 30 Thursday evening.

Showers.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon Thursday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026
Friday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday Wind north 15 to 25 knots diminishing to north 5 to 15.
Sunday Wind south 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.

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Map of Mackenzie - Mackenzie River marine weather areas Kugluktuk Airport Great Slave Lake - 45141 Keats Point Łutselk'e Airport Storm Hills Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport Norman Wells Airport Cape Peel West Paulatuk Airport Great Slave Lake North Arm - 45150 Liverpool Bay Pelly Island Hat Island Tuktoyaktuk Airport Wrigley Airport Yellowknife Airport Bathurst Inlet Croker River Sachs Harbour Airport Thomsen River Ulukhaktok Airport Prairie River Egg Island Fort Chipewyan Airport Stony Rapids Airport Uranium City Cape Providence Komakuk Beach Little Chicago Cambridge Bay Airport Shingle Point Airport Inuvik Airport Aklavik Airport Cape Parry Airport Herschel Island Gateshead Island Fort Good Hope Airport Stefansson Island Tulita Airport Fort Providence Fort Reliance Fort Resolution Airport Fort Simpson Airport Inner Whaleback Rocks
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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 7 October 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Cape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday departing ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Tofino.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over southern Bowie.
By 1:00 a.m. PDT Thursday departing frontal system located over
Hecate Strait.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday approaching frontal system located on
a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:56 PM PDT 7 October 2026 A weak low pressure system will track across Haida Gwaii this
evening. Strong easterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
southwesterlies in its wake.

Another low pressure system will approach Northern Explorer Thursday
afternoon, bringing strong to gale force southwesterlies to the
southern waters and strong to gale force northwesterlies to the
northern waters.

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