Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind east 10 to 20 knots veering to southeast 15 near midnight except light over eastern sections. Wind increasing to southerly 20 to 30 near noon Monday except variable 5 to 15 over eastern sections.
Rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026
Tuesday
Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots.
Wednesday
Wind south 10 to 20 knots becoming variable
5 to 15.
Thursday
Wind southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 15 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today warm front located over Haida Gwaii.By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight departing warm front located over the
North Coast.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT tonight weakening cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Monday quasi-stationary frontal system located
on a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:28 PM PDT 15 March 2026 An intense warm front is generating southeast storm to hurricaneforce winds to northern and central waters.
As the warm front passes this evening, hurricane force
southeasterlies from the headlands of Vancouver Island to Hecate
Strait will ease. Winds will then veer to southwest gales over the
northern and central waters tonight.
Southeast gales over Northern Strait of Georgia will persist through
Monday.
A quasi-stationary front will set up on Monday over the central
waters with southwesterly gales over southern waters and strong
westerlies over 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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