Johnstone Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 30 November 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots this evening and to southeast 25 after midnight. Wind diminishing to southeast 15 Friday morning then increasing to southeast 25 to 35 Friday evening.
Rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 30 November 2023
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light in the morning then becoming southeast 15 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to
southeast 10 to 20.
Monday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35.
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Ice Conditions
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Johnstone Strait
Issued 4:00 PM PST 30 November 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 PM PST 30 November 2023 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today dissipating cold front located from theCentral Coast to Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Friday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to the Central Coast then to Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PST Friday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 PM PST 30 November 2023 A frontal system will sweep across Bowie and Explorer tonight, thenreach the BC coastal waters by Friday morning.
The system will track inland by Friday afternoon. Southeast gales
will develop ahead of the system followed by gale force westerlies in
its wake.
Another frontal system is expected Friday. The system will make its
way across the offshore waters earlier in the day and then into the
northern and central waters later in the day. Gale force southerlies
ahead of the system will be followed by gale force westerlies in its
wake.
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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