Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 13 November 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 early this morning then diminishing to light early this evening. Wind increasing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 late overnight then becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15 near noon Friday. Wind becoming light Friday evening.
Rain changing to scattered showers this afternoon and ending this evening. 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 northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming
light in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind light becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15
knots.
Monday
Wind light increasing to southerly inflow 10 to
20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 13 November 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over central Vancouver Island.
By 10:00 a.m. PST today departing frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Bowie.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today frontal system located over Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located on a line
northwest-southeast over Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 AM PST 13 November 2025 As the frontal system over Vancouver Island moves inland today,northerly gales over southern outer waters will gradually ease.
A new frontal system will cross the marine regions tonight and 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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