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Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 12 November 2025

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 late overnight then increasing to west 20 to 30 early Thursday afternoon. Wind diminishing to west 10 to 20 Thursday evening.

Periods of rain.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 November 2025
Friday Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to east 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
Sunday Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 20 to 30.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 12 November 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
By 10:00 a.m. PST Thursday departing frontal system located on a
line northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.

At 10:00 p.m. PST tonight ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Explorer.

At noon PST Thursday approaching frontal system located west of
the offshore waters.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:27 PM PST 12 November 2025 A frontal system moves southeastward across the southern waters
tonight while a ridge of high pressure builds over offshore waters in
its wake.

Strong to gale force north to northwest winds in the wake of the
system will spread across the southern waters tonight and ease
through Thursday as the system moves inland.

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