Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 12 May 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind west 5 to 15 knots becoming light near midnight then increasing to west 10 to 20 early Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 12 May 2025
Wednesday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to west
10 to 15 in the morning then increasing to west 25 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to light late
in the day.
Friday
Wind light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 12 May 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight building ridge located on a linenorth-south over the offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:40 AM PDT 13 May 2025 A ridge of high pressure over the offshore waters will bring strongto gale force northwesterly winds to west coast Vancouver Island and
Southeastern Explorer today.
Strong to gale force westerly winds will develop through Juan de Fuca
strait this evening.
Near gale force winds will linger over west coast Vancouver Island
from this evening into Wednesday morning.
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- Bowie
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
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- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
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- 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
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