Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 knots except northwest 25 south of the Brooks
Peninsula. Wind becoming north 10 to 15 early Friday morning except north 15 to
20 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 near noon
Friday then increasing to southeast 20 Friday evening.
Periods of rain Friday evening.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 knots except northwest 25 south of the Brooks
Peninsula. Wind becoming north 10 to 15 early Friday morning except north 15 to
20 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 near noon
Friday then increasing to southeast 20 Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 October 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon
Friday.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Periods of rain Friday evening.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 4:00 PM PDT 22 October 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located west of the offshore waters. By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday ridge located over Explorer extending northward.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located west of the offshore waters. By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday approaching frontal system located near Haida Gwaii.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday low 1000 mb located over southern Bowie. By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located from McInnes Island to Cape Scott then to Explorer.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 3:56 PM PDT 22 October 2026 A ridge west of offshore waters is strengthening on a north-south line from Explorer to the Haida Gwaii. As the ridge strengthens, strong to gale force northwest winds will develop over Southern Strait of Georgia, Johnstone Strait, and off Southwestern Vancouver island.
On Friday, an approaching low pressure system will move to lie over Southern Bowie late in the day. Gale force easterlies will develop ahead of the low. South of the low gale force southwesterlies are expected. The low centre will stall over Southern Bowie while a frontal band moves to lie from Southern Haida Gwaii to McInnes Island to Cape Scott and southwestward to Explorer region.
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