Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 July 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 15 knots except southwesterly inflow 20 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to light this evening then becoming northerly outflow 10 to 15 after midnight. Wind becoming southerly inflow 10 to 15 Sunday morning except southwesterly inflow 20 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to light Sunday evening.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Howe Sound
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 12 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 PM PDT 12 July 2025 Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located from the North Coast toExplorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday ridge located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening frontal system located over
Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday dissipating trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the northern North Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:58 PM PDT 12 July 2025 A frontal system is over Haida Gwaii and marginal southerly galeshave developed through Northern Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance
East. The gales will dissipate this evening.
A ridge of high pressure will strengthen again on Sunday, generating
northwesterly gales over West Vancouver Island and westerly gales
over Central and Eastern Juan de Fuca Strait in the afternoon.
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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