FQCN13 CWVR 222357 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PST THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 9:30 P.M. PST. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND LIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS FRIDAY LATE IN THE DAY. HOWE SOUND. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WIND BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. HARO STRAIT. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY 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 BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON 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 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO WEST 15 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. 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 LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO WEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 LATE FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. 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. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO SHOWERS NEAR NOON FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. WIND SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO SHOWERS NEAR NOON FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 LATE THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 LATE FRIDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING THEN TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING THEN VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO RAIN OVERNIGHT THEN TO SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WEST 30 LATE THIS EVENING AND TO WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. 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. 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. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. END