Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 September 2023
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to west 15 to 25 knots near noon then diminishing to west 5 to 15 late this afternoon. Wind becoming light early this evening then increasing to east 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to east 15 to 20 Sunday morning and to east 20 to 30 Sunday afternoon.
Showers ending near midnight. Rain Sunday evening.
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Warnings
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Strong wind warning in effect
Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 September 2023'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 or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 23 September 2023 Today Tonight and Sunday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located west of Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday intensifying trough located over Bowie.
At 5:00 p.m. PDT Sunday intensifying frontal system located
southwest of Explorer.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located off Vancouver
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:16 AM PDT 23 September 2023 A deep low pressure system is expected to spread gale to storm forcewinds across the British Columbia waters Sunday through Monday.
Initially, a trough will bring southerly gale and storm force winds
to the central and northern waters on Sunday morning.
An intensifying frontal system will cross Explorer late Sunday,
spreading storm to local hurricane force southeasterly winds across
southern and central waters Sunday evening.
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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