Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then becoming northwest 10 to 15 early Thursday afternoon.
Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 July 2025
Friday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 25
to 35 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to west
5 to 15.
Sunday
Wind west 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 9 July 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today weakening ridge located over southeasternExplorer.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over the offshore waters.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday weakening trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over eastern Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located on a
line north-south over Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located over northern
Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday frontal system located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:46 PM PDT 9 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure remains over the offshore waters tonight.Westerly winds through central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca
strait will rise to marginal gales early this evening as the ridge
approaches. These winds will weaken on Thursday morning.
A frontal system is approaching the North Coast on Thursday. This
will bring southeasterly gales to nortern waters.
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