Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2024
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light becoming west 5 to 15 knots early this evening then becoming light late overnight. Wind becoming west 5 to 15 Saturday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 September 2024
Sunday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 15
to 25 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind light increasing to west 10 to 20
knots.
Tuesday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 20 September 2024 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located over Cape Scott extendingsouthwestward.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT Saturday weakening ridge located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today warm front located over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday warm front located over the North Coast.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Saturday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:50 PM PDT 20 September 2024 A warm front will track across Haida Gwaii this evening and onto theNorth Coast Saturday morning. Southerly gales will continue across
northern waters this evening ahead of the front.
In the wake of the front, winds will shift to strong to gale force
southwest over the northern waters later this evening and spread to
the central waters overnight. Southwest strong to gale force winds
will persist over the central waters on Saturday as the trailing cold
front remains stationary.
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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