Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 13 October 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind easterly 10 to 15 knots tonight and Wednesday.
Periods of rain ending Wednesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 13 October 2026
Thursday
Wind east 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind east 10 to 20 knots becoming west 15 to 25
late in the day.
Saturday
Wind west 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 13 October 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight weakening cold front located over Tofinoextending southwestward.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday dissipating cold front located over
southern Vancouver Island.
At 10:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday intensifying frontal system located
west of the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday frontal system located on a line
north-south over western Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:27 PM PDT 13 October 2026 A frontal system over the Central Coast, extending southwestward,will continue moving southward across Vancouver Island tonight while
weakening. Winds will increase to strong southerlies over the
southern waters tonight as the weakening front approaches.
A strong frontal system will approach the northern waters on
Wednesday. Gale to storm force southeasterlies will develop over
Bowie late Wednesday afternoon. Southeast gales will spread across
the northern and central waters Wednesday evening.
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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