Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 07 December 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to west 10 to 20 Sunday morning and to light early Sunday evening.
Showers ending Sunday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 December 2024
Monday
Wind light becoming east 5 to 15 knots in the
afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots.
Wednesday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots becoming light late
in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 7 December 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening low 1005 mb located overHecate Strait.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday departing low 1014 mb located near McInnes
Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday building ridge located west of the offshore
waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Sunday ridge located on a line north-south over
Haida Gwaii.
At 9:00 p.m. PST Sunday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:24 PM PST 7 December 2024 A 1005 MB low currently over Hecate Strait will track towardCentral Coast tonight. To the south of the low, gale force west
Winds are affecting central and southern waters. The winds will
Veer to gale force northwesterlies this evening and spread to
southern waters.
A building ridge of high pressure arrives on Sunday with weakening
northwest winds.
Another frontal system will cross northern waters on Monday
Bringing gale force southerlies.
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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