Howe Sound
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Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 July 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light becoming northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots early this morning then becoming light late this morning. Wind increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 near noon except southwesterly inflow 25 over northern sections. Wind becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 Wednesday morning except southerly inflow 25 over northern sections.
Rain beginning this afternoon changing to showers near noon Wednesday.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Howe Sound
Issued 05:26 AM PDT 08 July 2025'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 8 July 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening frontal system located offCape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT today dissipating frontal system located over
Vancouver Island.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight building ridge located over the offshore
waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:03 AM PDT 8 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure will rebuild offshore on Wednesday. Westerlywinds through central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca Strait
will rise to marginal gales late Wednesday as the ridge strengthens.
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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