Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 25 December 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots increasing to northerly outflow 30 near midnight then diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 early Thursday morning. Wind becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25 late Thursday morning then becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 early Thursday evening.
Rain changing to showers Thursday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 25 December 2024
Friday
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots increasing to
northerly outflow 25 in the morning then diminishing to northerly outflow 15 in
the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots becoming
southerly inflow 10 to 20.
Sunday
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 25 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary frontal system locatedon a line north-south over central Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight low 982 mb located off the Washington
Coast.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Thursday low 984 mb located over southeastern
Vancouver Island.
At 1:00 p.m. PST Thursday ridge located on a line north-south over
Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:21 PM PST 25 December 2024 A frontal system will stall over Vancouver Island through thisevening. This will continue to generate gale force southeast winds
throughout the inner South Coast waters until early Thursday morning.
For the central and northern waters, gale force southwesterlies in
the wake of the front will gradually ease overnight.
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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