FQCN13 CWVR 040427 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:30 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 3 MAY 2024 FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 A.M. PDT SATURDAY. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE SATURDAY MORNING EXCEPT NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT. HOWE SOUND. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT SATURDAY EVENING. HARO STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 20 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING OVERNIGHT. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND EASTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO EAST 15 TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BACKING TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 15 NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN THIS EVENING. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 20 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 20 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 15 SATURDAY. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTH 15 OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND BACKING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHERLY 10 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST. WIND EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. WIND EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 15 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO WESTERLY 15 EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING AND TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON SATURDAY. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND VARIABLE 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO EAST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT EAST 30 OVER NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT EAST 20 TO 30 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. END