Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 March 2025
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind easterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to easterly 15 to 25 late Wednesday morning then becoming westerly 15 to 25 Wednesday evening.
Scattered showers ending near midnight. Scattered showers Wednesday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 18 March 2025
Thursday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15 in the afternoon then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 late in
the day.
Friday
Wind variable 10 to 20 knots increasing to west
20 to 30.
Saturday
Wind west 15 knots diminishing to
light.
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Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 18 March 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located on a line north-southover western Bowie.
At 5:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday frontal system located from Haida Gwaii
to Explorer.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Vancouver Island.
At 11:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday approaching frontal system located
off the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 18 March 2025 A strong frontal system will bring gale to storm force southeasterlywinds to most waters tonight through Wednesday. Southeasterly winds
will reach hurricane force near the headlands of Vancouver Island on
Wednesday.
Winds will also rise to southeasterly gales through the inner south
waters on Wednesday.
As the system weakens and moves inland, winds will ease below gale
force Wednesday evening.
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