Haro Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind north 5 to 15 knots becoming light this afternoon then becoming northeast 5 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.
Periods of drizzle ending near noon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 December 2023
Wednesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
Thursday
Wind north 5 to 15 knots.
Friday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
light late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 11 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located over Cape St. Jamesextending southwestward.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today dissipating ridge located over Explorer
extending southward.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Bowie.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday intensifying low 980 mb located west of
the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday low 964 mb located northwest of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:36 AM PST 11 December 2023 A front northwest of Bowie will stall today bringing southwesterlygales over Northern Bowie.
A low pressure system will approach the northern waters late today.
Gale to storm force southerlies will develop over most northern
waters this evening and spread to central waters on Tuesday.
Another vigorous system will reach Haida Gwaii late Tuesday,
spreading storm force southerly winds across the northern and central
waters, with hurricane force southerlies over Hecate Strait and
Dixon Entrance. Winds will veer to southwesterly gales behind the
system Tuesday night.
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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