Johnstone Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 February 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 Friday afternoon then becoming northwest 10 to 20 Friday evening.
Showers. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 February 2026
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable
5 to 15.
Monday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 15 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 12 February 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday departing cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Vancouver.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday trough located from the North Coast to
Explorer.
At midnight PST Friday approaching ridge from high located on a
line northeast-southwest over the Gulf of Alaska.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:51 PM PST 12 February 2026 A low pressure centre over the Alaska Panhandle will continue to moveinland this evening. In its wake, gale to strong southwesterly winds
over Northern Bowie and Dixon Entrance will gradually ease tonight.
A trough currently located west of Southern Bowie will track
eastward, reaching the North Coast tonight. Strong to gale force
southwesterly winds are expected in its wake, easing after midnight.
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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