Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 01 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots early this afternoon then diminishing to light early this evening. Wind increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 near midnight then diminishing to northerly outflow 5 to 15 early Friday morning. Wind becoming light late Friday morning then increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 Friday afternoon.
Periods of rain Friday evening.
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Warnings
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Strong wind warning in effect
Howe Sound
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 01 May 2025'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 10:30 AM PDT 1 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south overVancouver Island.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening ridge located on a line
north-south over Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday departing frontal system located on a
line north-south over the Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:22 AM PDT 1 May 2025 A frontal system over Bowie will slowly track eastwards acrossHaida Gwaii tonight and lie on the mainland Central Coast Friday
morning.
Ahead of the front, gale force southeasterlies over Bowie and
northern waters will spread to central waters this morning. Winds
will gradually ease this evening. Winds will briefly rise to
southerly gale force near the headlands of Vancouver Island Friday
morning with the passage of the frontal system. Winds will shift to
moderate to strong southwesterly in its wake overnight over northern
waters and near midday Friday across the central waters.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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