Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 17 November 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind variable 10 knots increasing to southeast 10 to 15 early Tuesday evening.
Showers and fog patches ending Tuesday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 17 November 2025
Wednesday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots increasing to
southeast 25 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
easterly 15 to 25 late in the day.
Friday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 17 November 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight ridge located from the Central Coastto Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located over the North Coast.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:16 PM PST 17 November 2025 An intense frontal system will approach the offshore waters lateTuesday. Southeast gales ahead of this system are forecast to reach
storm force on Wednesday.
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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