Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 01 March 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 late this afternoon then diminishing to light overnight. Wind light Tuesday.
Showers this afternoon and this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 01 March 2021
Wednesday
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to
easterly 15 to 25 late in the day.
Friday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots becoming west 10
to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 1 March 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing cold front located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located off Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:38 AM PST 1 March 2021 A cold front over the Central Coast will slowly weaken and tracksouthwards across Vancouver Island today. Strong to gale force
southerlies ahead of the front will shift to moderate to strong
northwest in its wake.
Another approaching cold front will track across Haida Gwaii tonight
then slide south along the mainland coast to lie over north
Vancouver Island Tuesday afternoon. Ahead of the front, southwesterly
gales will develop over Bowie this afternoon then spread to northern
waters tonight and central waters Tuesday morning. In its wake the
winds ease and shift to strong westerly.
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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