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Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance

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Issued 10:30 AM PDT 14 March 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind west 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 25 near noon then diminishing to west 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light early Sunday morning then increasing to east 15 to 20 late Sunday morning.

Rain Sunday afternoon and evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PDT 14 March 2026
Monday Wind east 10 to 20 knots increasing to southerly 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots.
Wednesday Wind south 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PDT 14 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today high located west of Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening high located over southeastern
Explorer.

At 5:00 a.m. PDT Sunday intensifying warm front located over the
offshore waters.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located over the North
Coast.

At 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:23 AM PDT 14 March 2026 An intensifying warm front will bring southeast gale to storm force
winds over the offshore waters early Sunday morning and spreading to
northern and central waters throughout the day. Hurricane force
southeasterlies will develop from the headlands of Vancouver Island
to Hecate Strait Sunday afternoon. Southeast gale force winds will
also develop over Northern Strait of Georgia Sunday afternoon.

As the warm front passes, winds will veer to southwest gale force
Sunday afternoon over the offshore waters and Sunday night over the
central waters. The northern waters will see winds diminish to
westerly strong in the wake of the warm front.

A quasi-stationary front will set up early next week over the central
waters with southwesterly gale force winds over southern waters and
westerly strong over northern waters.

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