Howe Sound
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Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 June 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this morning then becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15 late this morning except southwesterly inflow 20 over northern sections. Wind becoming light this evening then increasing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 Tuesday morning except southwesterly inflow 25 over northern sections.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Howe Sound
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 16 June 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 16 June 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south overcentral Vancouver Island.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located on a line
north-south over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today low 1006 mb located northwest of Haida Gwaii.
By 11:00 a.m. PDT today departing low 1003 mb located over
northern Bowie.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 AM PDT 16 June 2025 A low pressure centre sitting northwest of Haida Gwaii will moveWest over Northern Bowie this morning. Gale force southerly
Winds are occurring through East Dixon, down through Hecate Strait
and towards the headlands of Vancouver Island. As the low weakens and
moves north out of Bowie this morning, the southerly gales will ease.
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
- 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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