Language selection

Weather shortcuts

Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 25 December 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to easterly 25 to 35 near midnight then becoming westerly 25 to 35 early Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to westerly 15 to 25 near noon Thursday and to easterly 5 to 15 early Thursday evening.

Rain changing to showers near noon Thursday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 25 December 2024
Friday Wind east 10 to 15 knots.
Saturday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Sunday Wind east 10 knots.

Stay connected

ATOM

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Pacific - Georgia Basin marine weather areas Sentry Shoal - 46131 Halibut Bank - 46146 La Perouse Bank - 46206 Georgia Strait - 46303 English Bay – 46304 Discovery Island Esquimalt Harbour Kelp Reefs Malahat Race Rocks Lightstation Saturna Island Sheringham Point University of Victoria Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands Campbell River Airport Comox Airport Entrance Island Fanny Island Nanaimo Airport Sisters Islets Estevan Point Port Alberni Tofino Airport Grief Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Powell River Airport Sechelt Squamish Airport Point Atkinson Sand Heads Lightstation Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Vancouver Int'l Airport Vancouver Harbour West Vancouver
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

There is no ice forecast issued for this area.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

Issued 9:30 PM PST 25 December 2024

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 25 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line north-south over central Vancouver Island.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight low 982 mb located off the Washington
Coast.
By 7:00 a.m. PST Thursday low 984 mb located over southeastern
Vancouver Island.

At 1:00 p.m. PST Thursday ridge located on a line north-south over
Vancouver Island.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:21 PM PST 25 December 2024 A frontal system will stall over Vancouver Island through this
evening. This will continue to generate gale force southeast winds
throughout the inner South Coast waters until early Thursday morning.

For the central and northern waters, gale force southwesterlies in
the wake of the front will gradually ease overnight.

Pacific - Georgia Basin Area

Another Region

Features

Canada's 10 most impactful weather stories of 2024

Find out which weather events made the list

Date modified: