FQCN13 CWVR 270520 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:30 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2025 FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 A.M. PST THURSDAY. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND LIGHT BECOMING EASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 THURSDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HARO STRAIT. WIND LIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS THURSDAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SHOWERS. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING WEST 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN 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 35 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT NORTHWEST 15 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS NEAR NOON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTH 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN ENDING OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 30 TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND ENDING NEAR NOON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 20 EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 25 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. BOWIE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN THURSDAY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. WIND WEST 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. END