Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 12 November 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots increasing to northerly outflow 20 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 Wednesday morning.
Showers changing to rain this afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 November 2024
Wednesday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots
becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 in the morning.
Thursday
Wind southerly inflow 10 to 20
knots.
Friday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 12 November 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over Explorer.By 10:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today low 987 mb located over northwestern
Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Wednesday low 984 mb located over Queen Charlotte
Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:45 AM PST 12 November 2024 A frontal system will move into Explorer this morning and lie overSouthern Vancouver Island this evening. Ahead of the frontal system,
southeasterly gale force winds will develop across Explorer late
This morning and spread to the central and southern waters this
afternoon. Early this evening, southeasterly winds across central and
southern waters will rise to storm force except hurricane force near
the headlands of Vancouver Island. Winds over southern waters will
ease to southeasterly strong by Wednesday morning.
A low pressure system will move into Queen Charlotte Sound on
Wednesday, maintaining strong to gale force winds around the low over
central waters. Northwesterly gale force winds will develop over the
offshore waters and outer northern waters on Wednesday on the west
side of this low.
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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