Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 November 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this morning then increasing to southeast 5 to 15 near noon. Wind veering to south 15 to 20 early this evening then diminishing to southeast 10 after midnight. Wind increasing to south 15 to 20 Saturday afternoon.
Periods of rain this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 November 2025
Sunday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
Monday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to west
20 to 30 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to east
10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 14 November 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover central Vancouver Island.
By 9:00 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located over
Hecate Strait.
By 7:00 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located on a
line north-south over the Central Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday approaching low located southwest of
the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 AM PST 14 November 2025 A frontal system currently over Hecate Strait this morning willintensify and cross the central waters through today, bringing
southeasterly gales ahead of it and strong to gale force westerlies
behind.
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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