WMCN13 CWVR 232300
MARINE WARNINGS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:00 P.M. PDT SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
BECOMING WESTERLY 15 LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

JOHNSTONE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 THIS EVENING
AND TO LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25
NEAR NOON SUNDAY AND TO 40 TO 45 SUNDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON SUNDAY. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 SUNDAY EVENING.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EXCEPT 25 SOUTH OF THE BROOKS
PENINSULA. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SUNDAY EXCEPT 55 NEAR THE
HEADLANDS SUNDAY EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 SUNDAY
EVENING.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT
THEN BECOMING LIGHT SUNDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15
NEAR NOON SUNDAY AND TO 15 TO 25 SUNDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT LIGHT NEAR
THE COAST SOUTH OF TOFINO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LIGHT NEAR THE COAST
SOUTH OF TOFINO SUNDAY EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40
SUNDAY EVENING EXCEPT 15 NEAR THE COAST SOUTH OF BARKLEY SOUND.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 25 TO 35
NEAR NOON SUNDAY. WIND VEERING TO SOUTH 35 TO 45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO
60.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 25 TO 35 LATE SUNDAY
MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
TO 45 TO 50 SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 55.

CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON SUNDAY AND TO 25 TO 35
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 SUNDAY
EVENING.

HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 30 TO 40 EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 SUNDAY EVENING.

HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 SUNDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SUNDAY AND TO 35 TO 45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 SUNDAY EVENING.

DIXON ENTRANCE EAST.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA
WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 35 TO 45 SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WEST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE SUNDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING EAST 25 TO 35
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 SUNDAY
EVENING.

WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 25 TO 35 LATE SUNDAY
MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 50
EXCEPT 55 NEAR CAPE ST. JAMES SUNDAY EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
25 TO 35 SUNDAY EVENING.

BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WEST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20
TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING 25 TO 35 SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 NEAR NOON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 50
AND BACKING TO NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 50.

BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTH 5 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO 25 TO 35 EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 50
EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR CAPE ST. JAMES SUNDAY EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 20 SUNDAY EVENING.

EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TO 35 TO 45 LATE SUNDAY
MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 OVER WESTERN
SECTIONS SUNDAY EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SUNDAY
EVENING.

EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING 30 TO 40
SUNDAY EVENING.

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