Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 02 December 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southerly 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 after midnight then becoming south 15 Sunday morning. Wind increasing to west 30 to 40 near noon Sunday then diminishing to west 15 to 25 late Sunday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Sunday evening.
Showers ending Sunday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
Issued 01:03 AM PST 03 December 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 9:30 PM PST 2 December 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PST Sunday frontal system located from the Alaska
panhandle to Cape Scott.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Sunday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:17 PM PST 2 December 2023 A frontal system over Bowie will move eastward tonight to lie in anarc from the Southern Alaskan Panhandle to Northern Vancouver Island
by early Sunday morning.
Gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of the front this
evening and strengthen further to storms overnight over northern and
central waters. Gales will extend into the inner South Coast waters
overnight. Widespread gale force westerlies are expected in the wake
of the system, with an area of storm force westerlies expected over
the offshore waters on Sunday morning.
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