FQCN13 CWVR 160420 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:30 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025 FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 A.M. PDT FRIDAY. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 NEAR NOON FRIDAY THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY LATE IN THE DAY. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO EAST 5 TO 15 FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY LATE IN THE DAY. HOWE SOUND. WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS FRIDAY. HARO STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND LIGHT BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO EAST 15 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY EVENING. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 35 TO 40 NEAR THE HEADLANDS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 10 OFFSHORE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 25 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 10 OFFSHORE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 10 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. WIND SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN. BOWIE. WIND WESTERLY 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND WESTERLY 15 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. END