Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 February 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots increasing to southerly inflow 15 to 25 near noon then becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 near midnight. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 Wednesday morning.
Rain changing to showers this evening and ending Wednesday morning. Rain Wednesday evening.
Temperatures near plus 2.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 February 2023
Thursday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15
knots.
Friday
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming
southerly inflow 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 7 February 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over Vancouver Island.
By 7:00 a.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 7:00 a.m. PST today low 998 mb located over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today low 1002 mb located over northern Hecate
Strait.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Wednesday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 AM PST 7 February 2023 A frontal system over Vancouver Island will continue to movesoutheastward across the South Coast this morning. Strong to gale
force southeasterlies in the Strait of Georgia will ease and shift
To moderate to strong southwesterlies this morning, with
Westerly gales developing in the Juan de Fuca Strait this afternoon.
A 998 millibar low will approach Southern Bowie this morning and
reach the mainland North Coast this evening. Gale force westerlies
In its vicinity will develop over parts of the offshore and central
waters this morning. Local storm force westerlies can be expected
south of the low. Gale force outflow can be expected near midday
Near Portland Inlet. Winds will ease to moderate to strong
Westerlies in the wake of the low tonight.
A new Pacific front will approach the coast on Wednesday. The front
will bring widespread gale to storm force southeasterlies to
Offshore waters on Wednesday morning and then to all northern and
central waters by Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening.
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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