Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 03 March 2021
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots late overnight and to southeast 15 to 20 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 25 to 35 Thursday afternoon then diminishing to southeast 15 to 20 Thursday evening.
Periods of rain Thursday late in the day.
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Gale warning in effect
Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Issued 4:00 PM PST 03 March 2021'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 3 March 2021 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary cold front located on aline northeast-southwest over northern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday deepening low 990 mb located over
Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday low 986 mb located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:35 PM PST 3 March 2021 A cold front will continue to remain quasi-stationary over NorthernVancouver Island tonight. Ahead of the front, gale force southerlies
will persist tonight over central waters and west of Vancouver
Island.
Another low will track northwards across Explorer Thursday morning
and lie over Haida Gwaii in the afternoon. Ahead of the low, gale to
storm force southerlies over southern and central waters will spread
to northern waters in the afternoon. Additionally, hurricane force
southeasterlies will develop over the headlands of West Vancouver
Island north in the morning. In its wake the winds will shift to
strong to gale force westerly.
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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