Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 after midnight then becoming west 15 to 25 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to southerly 10 to 15 Sunday evening.
Periods of rain tonight and Sunday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 02 December 2023
Monday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind light becoming easterly 5 to 15
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 2 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 6:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located west of Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Cape Scott.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:45 PM PST 2 December 2023 A frontal system just west of the Bowie region will move eastwardtonight to lie in an arc from the Southern Alaskan Panhandle to
Northern Vancouver Island by early Sunday morning.
Gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the front this
evening and strengthen further to storms overnight over northern
And central waters. Gales will extend into the inner South Coast
waters overnight. Widespread gale force westerlies are expected
In the wake of the system, with an area of storm force westerlies
expected over the offshore waters on Sunday morning.
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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