Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 06:28 AM PST 24 February 2021
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northerly outflow 15 to 25 knots diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 15 this morning and to light near noon. Wind increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 15 this evening and to southerly inflow 20 to 30 near noon Thursday.
Rain or snow beginning this evening changing to showers Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 24 February 2021
Friday
Wind southerly inflow 15 knots.
Saturday
Wind northerly outflow 15 knots becoming
southerly inflow 10 to 15.
Sunday
Wind southerly inflow 5 to 10 knots increasing
to southerly inflow 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 24 February 2021 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located on a line north-southover northern Vancouver Island.
By 10:00 a.m. PST today ridge located over southwestern BC interior.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 7:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over Hecate Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:54 AM PST 24 February 2021 A ridge of high pressure over Northern Vancouver Island will weakenand move over the Southwest BC Interior late this morning. As the
ridge moves eastward, a strong frontal system located just west of
the Bowie region will move eastward to lie through Hecate Strait
early this evening. Gale to storm force southeast winds will develop
ahead of the front and then shift to gale to storm force westerlies
in its wake.
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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