Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 03 December 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 Wednesday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 03 December 2024
Thursday
Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots
becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots becoming
southerly inflow 15 to 25 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southerly inflow 20 to 30
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 3 December 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight weakening cold front located over
Hecate Strait.
At 10:00 a.m. PST Wednesday frontal system located west of Explorer.
By 7:00 p.m. PST Wednesday frontal system located on a line
north-south over the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:22 AM PST 3 December 2024 Southerly gales over the northern and central waters will prevailtoday as a frontal system cross through.
Another front will move over the offshore waters Wednesday
Afternoon with gale force southeast winds developing ahead of the
front.
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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