Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PCT 09 November 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 near midnight
and to southeast 50 after midnight except southeast 65 near the headlands. Wind
diminishing to southeast 35 Tuesday morning then increasing to southeast 40 to
50 early Tuesday afternoon.
Rain. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning
and Tuesday late in the day.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM PCT 09 November 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 near midnight
and to southeast 50 after midnight except southeast 65 near the headlands. Wind
diminishing to southeast 35 Tuesday morning then increasing to southeast 40 to
50 early Tuesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PCT 09 November 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 09:30 PM PCT 09 November 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Rain. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning
and Tuesday late in the day.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings (In effect)
West Coast Vancouver Island North
Issued 9:30 PM PCT 09 November 2026'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above 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 9:30 PM PCT 9 November 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PCT tonight intensifying frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
By 8:00 a.m. PCT Tuesday frontal system located from Bowie to
Langara then to Hecate Strait.
At 10:00 a.m. PCT Tuesday intensifying frontal system located west
of Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PCT Tuesday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to McInnes Island then to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:14 PM pct 9 November 2026 A frontal system is departing Hecate Strait and Cape Scott this
evening. Winds will ease temporarily in the wake of the system.
Yet another system will approach the offshore waters this evening
spreading southeasterly gale to storm force winds with hurricane
force winds from the headlands of Northwestern Vancouver island
northward tonight. Winds will become gale force southerlies
Tuesday morning except storm force offshore as the system reaches the
Alaska Panhandle.
Another system will approach from Explorer Tuesday afternoon,
spreading gale to storm force southerlies to most marine regions.