Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 29 September 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 early this evening then becoming westerly 10 to 15 late this evening. Wind diminishing to light late overnight then becoming easterly 5 to 15 Saturday morning. Wind becoming westerly 5 to 15 early Saturday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 29 September 2023
Sunday
Wind light increasing to easterly 5 to 15 knots
in the morning and to westerly 15 to 25 late in the day.
Monday
Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly
10 to 20.
Tuesday
Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 29 September 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located west of the offshorewaters.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Saturday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 11:00 a.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Saturday frontal system located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:38 PM PDT 29 September 2023 A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the offshore waterstonight and moves into central waters on Saturday. Northwesterly
marginal gales will develop off West Vancouver Island this evening
and persist through Saturday. Northwesterly marginal gales are also
expected through Johnstone Strait Saturday afternoon.
A frontal system will slide eastward across Bowie Saturday evening.
Ahead of the system, southerly gales are expected over northern
waters late Saturday.
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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