Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 29 November 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind easterly 15 knots except southeast 25 near the west entrance overnight and Thursday. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 Thursday evening.
Showers overnight and Thursday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 29 November 2023
Friday
Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
light.
Sunday
Wind easterly 20 to 30 knots becoming westerly
20 to 30 late in the day.
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 29 November 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PST today quasi-stationary ridge located over BCinterior.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located over Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday weakening frontal system located from
the North Coast to Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:35 PM PST 29 November 2023 A cold front over Bowie will track east to lie north-south fromHecate Strait to the west coast of Vancouver Island by Thursday
morning, where it will gradually weaken. Gale force southerlies ahead
of the front will shift to strong to gale force westerlies behind it.
The winds will fall below gales Thursday as the front weakens.
Another frontal system will approach Bowie late in the day on
Thursday. Southeast gales will develop Thursday evening ahead of the
system across Bowie and Explorer.
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
- 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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