Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PCT 05 November 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 50 to 60 knots diminishing to southwest 35 to 45
early this evening and to southwest 20 to 25 late this evening. Wind southwest
15 to 25 Friday.
Rain with a risk of thunderstorms changing to scattered
showers this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PCT 05 November 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 50 to 60 knots diminishing to southwest 35 to 45
early this evening and to southwest 20 to 25 late this evening. Wind southwest
15 to 25 Friday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PCT 05 November 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 early this evening and to
2 to 3 near midnight. Seas building to 3 to 4 late overnight then subsiding to 2
to 3 Friday morning.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PCT 05 November 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Rain with a risk of thunderstorms changing to scattered
showers this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings (In effect)
Hecate Strait - southern half
Issued 4:00 PM PCT 05 November 2026'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PCT 5 November 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PCT today frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PCT Friday departing frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:54 PM pct 5 November 2026 A frontal system extending from Haida Gwaii to Explorer will track
across the northern waters early this evening before stalling across
the central waters tonight.
As this front tracks across the northern waters this evening we will
see storm to hurricane force winds. In the wake of the front, winds
will gradually shift to gale to storm force southwesterly and then
ease to strong to gale force southwest.