Howe Sound
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 Tuesday morning.
Rain changing to scattered showers after midnight and ending near noon Tuesday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 January 2026
Wednesday
Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15
knots.
Thursday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20
knots.
Friday
Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 12 January 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight warm front located on a line east-westover Explorer.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Tuesday departing warm front located on a line
east-west over the Alaska panhandle.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday cold front located over the offshore
waters.
By 10:00 p.m. PST Tuesday cold front located on a line north-south
over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:09 PM PST 12 January 2026 A warm front over Explorer will move northward across the centralwaters tonight and the northern waters Tuesday morning. Gale to storm
force southerly winds will develop in its wake on Tuesday.
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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