Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 22 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to northwest 10 to 20 knots early this afternoon then becoming northwest 10 near midnight. Wind northwest 10 to 15 Friday.
Fog patches dissipating this morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 22 May 2025
Saturday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots becoming light in the
morning then increasing to west 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind west 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 20
to 30 late in the day.
Monday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 20
to 30 late in the day.
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 22 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening ridge located from Haida Gwaiito Explorer.
By 10:00 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located off Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located off Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:40 AM PDT 22 May 2025 A frontal system will approach the northern waters tonight. Ahead ofthe system, strong to gale force southeasterlies will develop over
the northern and central waters tonight and early Friday. As the
system stalls near Haida Gwaii on Friday, strong to gale force
southeasterlies will prevail to the east of the frontal system.
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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