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Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025

Tonight and Friday.

Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots early this evening and to east 15 to 20 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 Friday afternoon then becoming light Friday evening.

Showers ending near midnight. Periods of rain Friday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025
Saturday Wind light increasing to west 20 to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind west 15 to 25 knots.
Monday Wind west 10 to 20 knots.

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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 15 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located on a line
northwest-southeast over Hecate Strait.
By 2:00 a.m. PDT Friday weakening frontal system located over the
Central Coast.

At 5:00 p.m. PDT Friday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:49 PM PDT 15 May 2025 A frontal system stretching from Hecate Strait to the central
Coast will very slowly track eastward. By Friday morning the frontal
system weakens and moves inland. Ahead of the front, southeast gales
have developed over northern coastal waters and have spread to
North Vancouver Island as well. Winds will gradually ease overnight.

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