Johnstone Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 17 November 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then becoming southeast 15 Tuesday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 17 November 2025
Wednesday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 30 to 40 in the morning.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Friday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 17 November 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located from Hecate Strait to Explorer.By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located over Haida
Gwaii.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:59 PM PST 17 November 2025 A cold front moving from Bowie will weaken as it crosses Haida Gwaiitonight. Strong to gale force southerly winds over Bowie and
Northwestern Haida Gwaii will ease early this evening.
An intense frontal system will approach the offshore waters late
Tuesday. Southeast gales ahead of this system are forecast to reach
storm force on Wednesday.
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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