Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind east 15 to 25 knots diminishing to east 5 to 15 early this afternoon then becoming southwest 10 to 20 early this evening except north 10 to 15 over eastern sections. Wind becoming westerly 10 to 20 near midnight then diminishing to light near noon Tuesday.
Rain changing to showers Tuesday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 04 December 2023
Wednesday
Wind light becoming northeasterly 5 to 15
knots in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15
late in the day.
Friday
Wind west 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over the offshorewaters.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located over
southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today low located northwest of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday weakening low located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:28 AM PST 4 December 2023 A frontal system is moving across the northern and central watersproducing storm to gale force southeasterlies. As the front continues
to slide down the southern waters today, southerly gale force winds
will ensue with hurricane force winds over West Vancouver Island
north.
Across the northern and central waters, the gale to storm force
southeasterlies will veer to southwesterly gales in the wake of the
front as the Parent low moves into the vicinity this afternoon.
There may be brief bursts of southwesterly storm force winds over
waters west of Haida Gwaii tonight.
Southwesterly gales over northern and central waters will slowly
diminish on Tuesday to southwesterly strong as the low weakens.
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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