FQCN13 CWVR 201050 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:30 A.M. PDT. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS MORNING THEN TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN SHOWERS. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS MORNING THEN TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING CHANGING TO SHOWERS AND ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 15 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. HARO STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TO WEST 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING EASTERLY 10 TO 20 SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 SATURDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY LATE IN THE DAY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN FOG PATCHES AND IN RAIN. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 SATURDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING BECOMING FLURRIES OR SHOWERS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN RAIN. TEMPERATURES PLUS 9 FALLING TO ZERO SATURDAY MORNING THEN RISING TO PLUS 5 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 NEAR NOON SATURDAY THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 20 SATURDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING FLURRIES OR SHOWERS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 SOUTH OF THE BROOKS PENINSULA. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 NEAR THE COAST SOUTH OF TOFINO TODAY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 30 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY LATE IN THE DAY. FOG DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN FOG AND IN SHOWERS. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEAST 15 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. FLURRIES ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR SCATTERED FLURRIES. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FLURRIES OR SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND VEERING TO WEST 25 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BECOMING FLURRIES OR SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING AND A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING 5 TO 15 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 25 TO 35 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES NEAR NOON SATURDAY. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO WEST 40 TO 50 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR SCATTERED FLURRIES WITH A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING BECOMING FLURRIES SATURDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN PRECIPITATION. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 TONIGHT. WIND WEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY EVENING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY. SHOWERS. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. END