Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 01 December 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 early Saturday evening.
Periods of rain ending overnight. Rain Saturday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 01 December 2023
Sunday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming
southerly inflow 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15.
Tuesday
Wind light becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 1 December 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located from the CentralCoast to Vancouver Island.
By 3:00 a.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located over
Vancouver.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday low located over northern Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday low located over the southern Alaska
panhandle.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday approaching frontal system located off
the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:24 PM PST 1 December 2023 A frontal system will make its way across the southern waterstonight. Gale force southerlies ahead of the system will be followed
by gale force westerlies in its wake.
A new low will move across Northern Bowie and onto the Southern
Alaskan Panhandle on Saturday. Westerly gales are expected across
some northern waters during the day.
Meanwhile another front will approach the offshore waters on Saturday
afternoon. Strong gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of
the front on Saturday evening over northern and central 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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