Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 November 2024
Today Tonight and Friday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 knots diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 this morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 20 overnight. Wind diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 near noon Friday then becoming light Friday afternoon.
Rain Friday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 07 November 2024
Saturday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots becoming west 10 to
20 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 15
to 25.
Monday
Wind west 15 to 25 knots.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Issued 06:12 AM PST 07 November 2024'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 7 November 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening frontal system located from the
Central Coast to Cape Scott then to Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today trough located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today weakening trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Cape St. James.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:33 AM PST 7 November 2024 A frontal system over Haida Gwaii will move onto the North Coast thismorning. In its wake, gale force southerlies over northern waters
will ease to strong to gale force southwesterly this morning as a
trough of low pressure tracks across Bowie and onto Haida Gwaii later
today.
Remnants of the frontal system will remain over the Central Coast
today before weakening tonight. Gale force southerlies will continue
over central waters today before gradually easing tonight.
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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