Haro Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 15 March 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 10 early this afternoon then becoming light this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 10 to 20 early Monday morning.
Rain this afternoon tonight and Monday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 March 2026
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15.
Thursday
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today intensifying warm front located over theoffshore waters.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing warm front located over the
North Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Monday quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:23 AM PDT 15 March 2026 An intensifying warm front is generating southeast gale to stormforce winds to northern and central waters today. Hurricane force
southeasterlies will develop from the headlands of Vancouver Island
to Hecate Strait early this afternoon. Southeast gales will also
develop over Northern Strait of Georgia this afternoon.
As the warm front passes, winds will veer to southwest gales near
noon over the offshore waters and tonight over the northern and
central waters.
A quasi-stationary front will set up on Monday over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and strong
westerlies over northern waters.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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