FQCN13 CWVR 221826 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:30 A.M. PST THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. PST. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON FRIDAY THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. HARO STRAIT. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT LIGHT SOUTH OF THE BROOKS PENINSULA. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. WIND NORTHERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO WEST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO WEST 15 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS FRIDAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. WIND NORTHERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS FRIDAY. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO WEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND VEERING TO WEST 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON FRIDAY THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO WEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR NOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS TONIGHT FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY EVENING. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT LIGHT OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY EVENING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. WIND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING EXCEPT LIGHT OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. END