Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light becoming west 5 to 15 knots early this evening then becoming light late overnight. Wind increasing to west 5 to 15 late Thursday morning and to west 20 to 30 Thursday afternoon.
Fog patches forming late overnight and dissipating Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026
Friday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots increasing to west 20
to 30 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
Sunday
Wind light.
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Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Strong wind warning in effect
Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 07 October 2026'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 7 October 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover Cape Scott.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday departing ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Tofino.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over southern Bowie.
By 1:00 a.m. PDT Thursday departing frontal system located over
Hecate Strait.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday approaching frontal system located on
a line northeast-southwest over northwestern Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:56 PM PDT 7 October 2026 A weak low pressure system will track across Haida Gwaii thisevening. Strong easterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
southwesterlies in its wake.
Another low pressure system will approach Northern Explorer Thursday
afternoon, bringing strong to gale force southwesterlies to the
southern waters and strong to gale force northwesterlies to the
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
- 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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