Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 23 November 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northerly outflow 15 knots increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 late overnight. Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 Sunday.
Rain changing to showers Sunday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 23 November 2024
Monday
Wind northerly outflow 20 to 30 knots
diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 in the morning.
Tuesday
Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots
diminishing to light.
Wednesday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots
diminishing to light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 24 November 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today departing low 1002 mb located over
northwestern Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today trough located off the Washington Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening trough located off Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:30 PM PST 23 November 2024 A 998 millibar low west of Cape Scott will track slowly westwardtonight into Explorer Sunday morning. Another trough will approach
the South Coast early Sunday morning.
Strong to gale force south to southeasterly winds over southern
And central waters north and east of the low will prevail tonight
then weaken on Sunday. Strong to local gale force southeasterlies
over the South Coast will also ease Sunday afternoon.
A strong ridge of high pressure over BC Interior combined with the
low offshore will continue to produce gale to storm force outflow
winds through the mainland inlets of the North and Central Coasts
tonight and slowly weaken on Sunday.
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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