Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 December 2025
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15 early this morning then becoming northerly outflow 5 to 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southerly inflow 15 to 25 Monday morning then diminishing to light Monday evening.
Rain changing to scattered showers Monday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 December 2025
Tuesday
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20
knots.
Thursday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots
becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 14 December 2025 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PST today trough located from Bowie to Haida Gwaii.By 9:00 a.m. PST today departing trough located north of Bowie.
At 9:00 a.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over Haida Gwaii.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Monday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Central Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Monday departing frontal system located southeast
of Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Monday approaching low located west of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:36 AM PST 14 December 2025 A trough brings gale to storm force southwesterly winds to northernand central waters this morning.
An intensifying frontal system offshore moves eastward over the
marine regions today. Ahead of the system, gale to storm force
southeasterly winds are expected, while gale to storm force
southwesterly winds will develop in its wake.
On Monday, this system will move southeastward across the southern
waters with southerly gales ahead of the front and strong to gale
force westerly winds in behind.
The active weather pattern continues as another low approaches Bowie
Monday afternoon spreading gale to storm force southwesterly over the
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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