Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 November 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 20 to 30 near noon then diminishing to west 10 to 20 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to light late this evening then becoming easterly 5 to 15 early Friday morning.
Periods of rain ending this evening. Periods of rain Friday late in the day.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 13 November 2025
Saturday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots.
Sunday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to west
15 to 25 late in the day.
Monday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to
15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 13 November 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Cape St. James.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Friday intensifying frontal system located on a
line north-south over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:28 AM PST 13 November 2025 As the frontal system over Vancouver Island moves inland today,northerly gales over southern outer waters will gradually ease. Winds
over the Strait of Georgia will increase to strong northwest late
this morning in the wake of the front.
A new frontal system developing over Bowie this morning will move
toward Haida Gwaii tonight and cross the marine regions on Friday,
bringing southeasterly gales ahead of it and strong to gale
Force westerlies behind.
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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