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Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 December 2024

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind east 5 to 15 Thursday.

Showers overnight and Thursday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 December 2024
Friday Wind easterly 10 to 20 knots increasing to easterly 20 to 30 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind east 15 to 25 knots becoming west 20 to 30 late in the day.
Sunday Wind west 10 to 20 knots becoming easterly 5 to 15.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 December 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. PST today trough located over Bowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Thursday departing trough located from the North
Coast to the Central Coast then to Cape Scott.

At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight trough located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Thursday departing trough located off Haida Gwaii.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:13 AM PST 11 December 2024 A trough of low pressure will track across the offshore waters today
and onto the north and Central Coast Thursday morning. Ahead of the
trough, strong to gale force southeasterlies will continue today over
most outer waters and Queen Charlotte Strait.

In its wake, winds will shift to strong to westerly gales over the
offshore waters this afternoon and then spread to northern and
central waters tonight through Thursday morning as moderate to strong
westerlies.

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