Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 15 February 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots becoming light near noon then becoming west 10 early this evening. Wind becoming variable 10 late overnight then increasing to westerly 10 to 20 Monday morning. Wind diminishing to west 5 to 10 Monday evening.
Flurries or showers beginning overnight becoming showers Monday morning. Fog patches dissipating near noon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 15 February 2026
Tuesday
Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
easterly 5 to 15 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind light becoming west 15 knots late in
the day.
Thursday
Wind east 5 to 15 knots becoming
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 15 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located over northernExplorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today departing ridge located on a line east-west
over southeastern Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today deepening trough located from the North
Coast to Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Monday trough located over Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:48 AM PST 15 February 2026 Gale force northwesterlies will develop across northern waters latethis afternoon. These gale force winds will spread to the central and
southern offshore waters in the evening.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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