Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 01 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 15 knots increasing to northerly outflow 20 early this morning then diminishing to light near noon. Wind increasing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 early this evening then becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening.
Periods of rain ending overnight. Rain Saturday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 01 December 2023
Sunday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots becoming
southerly inflow 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15.
Tuesday
Wind light becoming southerly inflow 5 to 15
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 1 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today frontal system located over Haida Gwaii toCape Scott.
By 7:00 a.m. PST today departing frontal system located from Hecate
Strait to the Central Coast then to Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over western Bowie.
By 7:00 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:31 AM PST 1 December 2023 A frontal system from Haida Gwaii to Cape Scott early this morningwill reach the BC Central Coast by mid-morning. The system will
Track inland by this afternoon. Southeast gales ahead of the system
will veer to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.
Another frontal system will make its way across the offshore waters
this afternoon then into the northern and central waters this
evening. Gale force southerlies ahead of the system will be followed
by gale 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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