Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 11 April 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind westerly 5 to 10 knots increasing to westerly 10 to 20 early Sunday evening.
Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Sunday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 11 April 2026
Monday
Wind west 15 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 20
in the morning then increasing to west 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots increasing to west 20
to 30 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 11 April 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge from high located on a linenortheast-southwest over the Alaska panhandle.
By 5:00 a.m. PDT Monday ridge from high located on a line
northeast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:17 PM PDT 11 April 2026 A ridge axis will remain quasi-stationary over Alaska Panhandlebefore shifting southeastward on Sunday. Northwesterly winds off
The west coast Vancouver Island will strengthen to marginal gale
force wind late Sunday evening.
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