Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 July 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind easterly 25 to 35 knots except south 10 over western
sections. Wind diminishing to southeast 10 to 20 this evening then becoming
southeast 10 to 15 early Friday morning. Wind becoming north 5 to 15 Friday
evening.
Periods of rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in
rain.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 July 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind easterly 25 to 35 knots except south 10 over western
sections. Wind diminishing to southeast 10 to 20 this evening then becoming
southeast 10 to 15 early Friday morning. Wind becoming north 5 to 15 Friday
evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 July 2026
Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less late
overnight.
Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 this evening.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 30 July 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Periods of rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in
rain.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings (Ended)
Dixon Entrance West
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 30 July 2026
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 30 July 2026 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located on a line
north-south over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located from
Prince Rupert to Cape Scott.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over southern Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday weakening ridge located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday low located southwest of Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday low 1010 mb located over Queen Charlotte
Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:11 PM PDT 30 July 2026 A frontal system over Hecate Strait will track onto the north and
Central Coast overnight. Ahead of the front, southeasterly gales
Over the northern and central coastal waters will gradually ease
overnight.
On Friday, a low pressure tracking across Explorer will give
Marginal gale force southeasterlies to West Coast Vancouver Island
North in the evening and then shift to strong westerly in its wake.