Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then becoming northwest 10 to 15 early Thursday afternoon.
Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Friday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 25
to 35 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to west
5 to 15.
Sunday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 9 July 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight trough located on a linenorthwest-southeast over the offshore waters.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening trough located off Vancouver
Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located on a
line north-south over Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located over northern
Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 PM PDT 9 July 2025 A weak ridge of high pressure remains over Southern Explorer tonight,generating gale force westerly winds through central and eastern
sections of Juan de Fuca Strait. These winds will weaken on Thursday
morning.
A frontal system is approaching the North Coast on Thursday.
This will bring southeasterly gales to northern waters.
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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