Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 March 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 15 this evening then increasing to west 15 to 25 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to light Friday evening.
Periods of rain.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 04 March 2021
Saturday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 4 March 2021 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today low located off Cape St. James.By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing low located off Langara.
At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday low 990 mb located over southwestern
Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday high 994 mb located near Cape Scott.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:39 PM PST 4 March 2021 A low off cape St. James will track northwards across Haida Gwaiitonight and into the Alaskan Panhandle on Friday. Ahead of the low,
gale to hurricane force southerlies will shift to storm to hurricane
force westerly in its wake.
Another low track will track eastwards over Explorer on Friday, then
across Vancouver Island in the evening. Ahead of the low, gale to
hurricane force southeasterlies will develop west of Vancouver Island
Friday and spread to the inner South Coast as strong to gale force.
In its wake the winds will shift to strong to gale force westerly.
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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