Johnstone Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 29 November 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 early this evening and to southeast 30 near midnight. Wind diminishing to southeast 15 early Thursday morning and to light Thursday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 25 Thursday evening.
Rain overnight and Thursday. Fog patches dissipating near noon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 29 November 2023
Friday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
southeast 5 to 15 in the afternoon then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late
in the day.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 15.
Sunday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 29 November 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today cold front located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday weakening frontal system located from
the North Coast to the Central Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:23 AM PST 29 November 2023 An approaching cold front will move into Bowie later this morning.The front will eventually lie north-south from Hecate Strait to the
Central Coast by Thursday morning where it will gradually weaken.
Winds will rise to gale force southerlies ahead of the front and
shift to strong to gale force westerlies behind it. The winds will
fall below gales Thursday as the front weakens.
Another frontal system will approach Bowie late in the day on
Thursday. Southeast gales will develop Thursday evening ahead of the
system across Bowie and Explorer.
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
- 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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