FQCN13 CWVR 232256
MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:00 P.M. PDT MONDAY 23 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 9:30 P.M. PDT.

FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
 WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN
 DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN TUESDAY MORNING
 AND AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
 TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST
 20 TO 30 TUESDAY EVENING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SOUTH OF
 TSAWWASSEN. RAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SHOWERS.

HOWE SOUND.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN
 BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING
 TO LIGHT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5
 TO 15 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 15 TO
 25 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN TUESDAY.

HARO STRAIT.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND
 TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO
 SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20
 TO 30 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN TUESDAY.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
 SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
 SOUTHWEST 20 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
 25 TO 35 LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN TUESDAY.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EAST 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO EAST 20 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TO
 SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35
 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE
 OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. WIND DIMINISHING
 TO SOUTHWEST 25 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

JOHNSTONE STRAIT.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 LATE TUESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
 SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO
 SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND
 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TO
 SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO
 WESTERLY 25 TO 35 TUESDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
 RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 THIS EVENING THEN
 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
 SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55
 LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 65 SOUTH OF THE BROOKS PENINSULA.
 WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 50 TO 60 TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 65
 THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
 THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS
 EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST 30
 TO 40 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50
 LATE TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 55 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 45 TO 55 TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60
 THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN
 OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING THEN
 INCREASING TO EAST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
 25 TO 35 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35
 TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN TUESDAY.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING THEN
 INCREASING TO EAST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO EAST 20 TO
 30 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 TUESDAY
 AFTERNOON. WIND BACKING TO WEST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY EVENING. SCATTERED
 SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.

CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING THEN
 INCREASING TO EAST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING EAST 15 TO 25
 TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 35 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND
 BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHEAST
 35 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY
 EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND
 TUESDAY. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN SHOWERS.

HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO EAST 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN
 INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT
 NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 TO 35 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS TUESDAY
 MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 TO 35 NEAR THE
 MAINLAND INLETS TUESDAY EVENING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25
 TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS
 TUESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION.

HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS
 EVENING THEN BACKING TO EAST 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
 NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RAIN
 TUESDAY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN
 PRECIPITATION.

DIXON ENTRANCE EAST.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO EAST 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN
 INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT
 NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 TO 35 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND BECOMING
 NORTH 10 TO 15 TUESDAY EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25
 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 SHOWERS TUESDAY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN
 PRECIPITATION.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA
WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF.
WIND SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO EAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT
 THEN TO NORTH 10 TO 20 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR SCATTERED
 FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON TUESDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN
 PRECIPITATION.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA.
WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO EAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT
 THEN TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO
 NORTH 15 TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON
 TUESDAY. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION.

WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT
 THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WIND
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
 ENDING TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
 EVENING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN PRECIPITATION.

DOUGLAS CHANNEL.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 EARLY
 THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 20 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 TO 35 EARLY
 TUESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 15 TUESDAY
 EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. FLURRIES
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN
 PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES PLUS 4 FALLING TO MINUS 3 TUESDAY
 MORNING.

BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF.
WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 THIS
 EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT EAST 15
 TO 20 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR SCATTERED
 FLURRIES. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN PRECIPITATION.

BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF.
WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY
 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND
 BACKING TO EAST 10 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT EAST 30 OVER SOUTHERN
 SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
 SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 AND EVENING.

EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING
 THEN INCREASING TO EAST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING
 TO EAST 30 TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BACKING TO NORTHEAST 35 TO 45
 TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS.
 WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 NEAR NOON TUESDAY EXCEPT WEST 40 TO
 50 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 TUESDAY
 AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO WEST 25 TO 35 TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN
 BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING.

EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS
 EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING.
 WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO
 SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 45 TO 55
 NEAR NOON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 60 THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 35 TO 45
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SHOWERS
 TUESDAY EVENING.

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