Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light increasing to east 15 to 20 knots early this evening and to east 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to east 10 to 20 Saturday evening.
Rain 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 08 December 2023
Sunday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots becoming variable 5 to
15 late in the day.
Monday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
15.
Tuesday
Wind east 10 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PST today departing ridge located on a linenorth-south over Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located west
of Bowie.
By 1:00 p.m. PST Saturday departing frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PST 8 December 2023 An approaching frontal system will bring gale to storm forcesoutheast winds to the offshore waters this afternoon. Winds will
rise to strong to gale force southeasterly over the northern and
central waters and west of Vancouver Island this evening as the
frontal system approaches.
On Saturday morning, winds are likely to rise to hurricane force
southeasterlies in a broad swath from Hecate Strait, through Queen
Charlotte Strait, to Northern Vancouver Island.
Gale force northwesterlies over northern waters, west of Haida Gwaii
will follow this system late Saturday.
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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