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Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM PST 13 January 2026

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind west 5 to 15 knots becoming light early Wednesday evening.

Periods of drizzle ending near noon Wednesday. Fog banks.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 13 January 2026
Thursday Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM PST 13 January 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located over Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Wednesday weakening cold front located on a line
north-south over northern Vancouver Island.

At 10:30 a.m. PST Wednesday building ridge located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:20 PM PST 13 January 2026 The remnants of the warm front are currently moving over Hecate
Strait. Gale force to storm force southerlies are occurring ahead of
the front tonight.

A trailing cold front will move across the northern waters tonight.
Winds will shift to strong to gale force southwesterlies behind the
cold front, except storm force southwesterlies over Bowie. Winds will
ease to moderate to strong southwesterlies on Wednesday as a ridge
builds.

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