FQCN13 CWVR 261150 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 A.M. PST WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2025 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:30 A.M. PST. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. HOWE SOUND. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 20 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HARO STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT. WIND EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO EASTERLY 15 TO 20 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND LIGHT THURSDAY. SHOWERS THURSDAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND EASTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO EAST 20 TO 30 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING LIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SHOWERS. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 20 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 NEAR THE HEADLANDS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND VEERING TO WEST 15 TO 20 OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 OVERNIGHT EXCEPT SOUTH 20 NEAR THE MOUTH OF JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTH 20 NEAR THE MOUTH OF JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING CHANGING TO SHOWERS NEAR NOON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING WEST 20 OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 35 TO 45 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING NEAR NOON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 OVERNIGHT AND TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 50 TO 60 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 20 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING AND ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 50 TO 60 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHWEST 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND ENDING NEAR NOON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 NEAR THE MAINLAND COAST. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 50 TO 60 THIS MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 NEAR THE MAINLAND COAST. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 20 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING AND ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 35 TO 45 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. BOWIE. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTH 35 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWESTERLY 35 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTHWEST 25 OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN THURSDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 25 THIS EVENING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. END