Johnstone Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast 15 Tuesday afternoon.
Rain changing to periods of drizzle and fog patches overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 12 January 2026
Wednesday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming light
in the morning then becoming northwest 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind light.
Friday
Wind light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 12 January 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary frontal system located ona line northeast-southwest over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing frontal system located over the
Alaska panhandle.
At 1:00 a.m. PST Tuesday warm front located on a line east-west
over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Tuesday departing warm front located on a line
east-west over the Alaska panhandle.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:00 PM PST 12 January 2026 A departing frontal system over the Alaskan Panhandle will continueto give marginal gale force southwesterlies to the northern waters
this evening.
A warm front will move across the offshore waters tonight. Gale to
storm force southerly winds will develop in its wake on Tuesday.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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