FQCN20 CWVR 011724 MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:24 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 1 MAY 2026. A ridge of high pressure will strengthen over the offshore waters today. Gale force northwesterly winds are expected off west coast Vancouver Island, south of the Brooks Peninsula, this afternoon and evening. These gales will spread to southern Hecate Strait on Sunday. END/