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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.

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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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 offshore
waters.
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 waters
producing 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.

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