Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 06 October 2024
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light today tonight and Monday.
Scattered showers Monday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 06 October 2024
Tuesday
Wind light increasing to west 5 to 15 knots in
the afternoon and to west 15 to 25 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
light.
Thursday
Wind light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 6 October 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today quasi-stationary frontal system locatedover the Central Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of the offshore
waters.
By 10:00 p.m. PDT tonight merging frontal system located on a line
north-south over Hecate Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:13 AM PDT 6 October 2024 A nearly stationary front over the Central Coast is generating aswath of southerly gales over Eastern Queen Charlotte Sound,
Central Coast and west coast Vancouver Island. These winds will
persist for the remainder of the day.
Another frontal system will cross the northern waters today,
spreading gales into northern and central waters throughout the day.
Localized storm force southerly winds are expected near
The headlands of west coast Vancouver Island and Eastern Queen
Charlotte Sound this evening as this frontal system merges with
The quasi-stationary front hung up along the Central Coast.
The frontal system will move eastward and weaken to lie over the
Central Coast Monday. Winds will ease to strong to gale force
southeasterlies ahead of the front and moderate southwesterlies
behind it.
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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