Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 03 February 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots with gusts to 40 diminishing to variable 5 to 15 near midnight then becoming easterly 5 to 15 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to easterly 15 to 20 early Saturday evening.
Periods of rain.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 03 February 2023
Sunday
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots becoming westerly
10 to 20 in the morning then increasing to westerly 25 to 30 in the
afternoon.
Monday
Wind west 15 knots increasing to south 15 to
25.
Tuesday
Wind south 15 to 25 knots increasing to west
25 to 35.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 3 February 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight dissipating frontal system located overHecate Strait.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing trough located over Vancouver
Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located off Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday frontal system located over Haida Gwaii.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 PM PST 3 February 2023 Strong to gale force southeast winds will ease this evening as atrough over Vancouver Island moves inland, though there will be a
brief period of southwest gales across West Coast Vancouver Island
South and the mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait this evening in the wake
of the trough.
Another frontal system will approach the BC coast
Saturday morning producing widespread gale to storm force
southeasterly winds. This system will cross Haida Gwaii Saturday
evening with northwest gales developing in its wake.
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