Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northerly outflow 10 knots increasing to northerly outflow 20 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 near noon Saturday. Wind increasing to northerly outflow 20 Saturday evening.
Snow or rain Saturday morning and afternoon changing to rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 08 December 2023
Sunday
Wind northerly outflow 20 knots becoming
northerly outflow 10 to 20 late in the day.
Monday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming
northerly outflow 15 to 25 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south overthe offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located on a line north-south over
BC interior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Saturday frontal system located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.
At noon PST Saturday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:00 AM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm forcesoutheast winds to the offshore waters this afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island this evening as the
frontal system approaches.
On Saturday morning, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Dixon east, through Hecate
Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.
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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