Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly inflow 5 to 15 knots except southwesterly inflow 15 to 20 over northern sections. Wind becoming light early this evening then increasing to northerly outflow 15 to 25 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light Friday morning then becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15 early Friday afternoon except southwesterly inflow 15 to 20 over northern sections. Wind becoming light Friday evening.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Howe Sound
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023'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 4:00 PM PDT 21 September 2023 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Friday weakening cold front located from Explorer
to the North Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Friday trough located from Hecate Strait to
Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Friday trough located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located from Explorer to the Central
Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Friday ridge located over Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:01 PM PDT 21 September 2023 A cold front over Bowie will reach Haida Gwaii by Friday morning thenweaken as it progresses into central waters through Friday. Ahead of
the front, southerly gales have developed across Bowie and northern
waters. The winds will ease below gales Friday as the front rapidly
weakens. In its wake, winds will ease to moderate to strong
westerlies tonight through Friday.
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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