WMCN13 CWVR 211830
MARINE WARNINGS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
10:30 A.M. PST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING 20 TO 30 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING 30 TO 40 LATE
OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON SUNDAY.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 SUNDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

HOWE SOUND.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 30 TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN
BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 15 LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING
NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

HARO STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 NEAR
MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 SUNDAY MORNING
THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING 25 NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 10 TO 15 SUNDAY EVENING.

JOHNSTONE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING 30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 SUNDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS BECOMING 35 TO 45 THIS AFTERNOON THEN
BECOMING 40 TO 55 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 35
SUNDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTH 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS BECOMING 35 TO 45 THIS AFTERNOON THEN
INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 THIS EVENING. WIND VEERING TO SOUTH 40 TO 50
SUNDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS EXCEPT 50 OFFSHORE LATE THIS MORNING
AND THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 THIS EVENING
THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 NEAR NOON SUNDAY. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 35 TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 SUNDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 35 TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 40 TO 50 NEAR
MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTH 35 TO 45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 SUNDAY EVENING.

CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 40 TO 50
NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 NEAR
MIDNIGHT EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 50 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS.
WIND BECOMING EASTERLY 35 TO 45 NEAR NOON SUNDAY THEN VEERING TO
SOUTH 25 TO 35 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 25 SUNDAY
EVENING.

HECATE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 35 NEAR THE
MAINLAND INLETS. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 NEAR MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 40 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 SUNDAY EVENING.

DIXON ENTRANCE EAST.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 50 NEAR
PORTLAND INLET TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW
50 NEAR PORTLAND INLET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY 20 TO 30 SUNDAY EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 40
NEAR PORTLAND INLET.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO EAST 20 SUNDAY EVENING.

WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EASTERLY 35 TO 45 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHEAST 35 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 SUNDAY EVENING.

DOUGLAS CHANNEL.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 35 TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 25 SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING.
WIND NORTHEAST 35 SUNDAY.

BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS BECOMING 35 TO 45 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 45 TO 55 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO
NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTH 35 SUNDAY
EVENING.

EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTH 15 TO 25 OVER WESTERN
SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 25 THIS AFTERNOON THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEASTERLY 45 TO 55 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 40 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST
40 SUNDAY MORNING EXCEPT EAST 35 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS SUNDAY
MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 SUNDAY EVENING.

EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 OVER WESTERN
SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 LATE THIS MORNING THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST
35 TO 45 SUNDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 SUNDAY
EVENING.

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