Marine Forecasts for the Pacific waters

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FQCN13 CWVR 250530
Marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at
9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday 24 December 2024 for tonight and Wednesday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 4:00 a.m. PST
Wednesday.

Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late
 overnight and to southeast 40 to 50 Wednesday morning. Wind
 diminishing to southeast 30 to 40 early Wednesday evening. Showers
 and fog patches changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 late
 overnight and to southeast 30 to 40 late Wednesday morning. Wind
 becoming southeast 30 Wednesday evening. Showers and fog patches
 changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Howe Sound.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light becoming northerly outflow 15 knots late overnight then
 diminishing to light late Wednesday morning except southeast 25 to
 35 over southern sections Wednesday morning and afternoon. Showers
 changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Haro Strait
Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to easterly 10 to 20 knots late overnight and
 to southeast 25 to 35 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to
 southeast 35 to 45 early Wednesday afternoon. Showers changing to
 rain Wednesday morning.

Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to easterly 15 to 25 knots late overnight and
 to easterly 25 to 35 late Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to
 easterly 15 to 25 Wednesday afternoon. Showers changing to rain
 Wednesday morning.

Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 after
 midnight and to southeast 35 to 45 early Wednesday morning. Wind
 veering to southerly 25 to 35 late Wednesday afternoon. Showers
 changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Johnstone Strait.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 late this
 evening and to southeast 35 late overnight. Wind increasing to
 southeast 40 to 50 Wednesday morning then diminishing to southeast
 35 late Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southeast 25 early
 Wednesday evening. Showers changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Queen Charlotte Strait.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to southeast 35 after midnight and
 to southeast 40 to 50 early Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to
 southeast 35 near noon Wednesday and to southeast 20 late Wednesday
 afternoon. Showers changing to rain Wednesday morning.

West Coast Vancouver Island North.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind south 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 late this evening and
 to southeast 50 to 65 after midnight except southeast 70 near the
 headlands. Wind diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 near noon
 Wednesday and to southwest 20 to 30 early Wednesday evening. Showers
 changing to rain overnight then to showers Wednesday afternoon. Risk
 of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. Visibility 1 mile
 or less in rain.

West Coast Vancouver Island South.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots backing to southeast 25 late this
 evening then increasing to southeast 30 to 40 after midnight. Wind
 increasing to southeast 45 to 55 early Wednesday morning then
 diminishing to southerly 20 to 30 Wednesday afternoon except
 southeast 35 to 45 near the mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait. Showers
 changing to rain Wednesday morning. Risk of thunderstorms early
 Wednesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Queen Charlotte Sound.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southerly 35 late this evening
 and to southeast 55 after midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 60
 to 70 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to southwest 35 to 45
 near noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 to 35
 Wednesday evening. Showers changing to rain after midnight then to
 showers Wednesday afternoon.

Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southerly 25 to 35 late this
 evening and to southeast 40 to 50 late overnight. Wind increasing to
 southeast 50 to 60 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to
 southerly 35 to 45 late Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to
 southerly 25 to 35 Wednesday evening. Showers changing to rain
 overnight with a risk of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and
 evening then to showers Wednesday evening.

Hecate Strait - northern half.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 late this evening
 and to southeast 55 after midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 60
 to 75 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to southeast 55 near
 noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to southeast 35 to 45 late
 Wednesday afternoon. Showers changing to rain overnight then to
 showers Wednesday evening.

Hecate Strait - southern half.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly 25 knots increasing to southerly 35 late this evening
 and to southeast 50 to 60 after midnight. Wind increasing to
 southeast 60 to 75 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to
 southerly 35 to 45 near noon Wednesday. Showers changing to rain
 overnight then to showers Wednesday evening.

Dixon Entrance East.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind south 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 late this evening and
 to southeast 50 to 60 after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 55 to
 70 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to southeast 40 to 50
 early Wednesday afternoon. Showers changing to rain overnight then
 to showers Wednesday evening.

Dixon Entrance West
West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly 25 knots increasing to southeast 40 late this evening
 and to southeast 50 after midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 55
 to 65 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to southerly 40 to 50
 near noon Wednesday. Showers changing to rain this evening.

West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southeast 40 late this evening
 and to southeast 50 to 60 after midnight. Wind increasing to
 southeast 60 to 70 early Wednesday morning then diminishing to
 southerly 40 to 50 late Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to
 southwest 35 early Wednesday evening. Showers changing to rain near
 midnight then to showers Wednesday evening.

Douglas Channel.
Wind southwesterly inflow 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light after
 midnight then increasing to northeasterly outflow 15 early Wednesday
 morning. Wind increasing to southwesterly inflow 20 to 30 late
 Wednesday afternoon. Showers changing to rain Wednesday morning.

Bowie - northern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots increasing to southeast 45 to 55 after
 midnight then diminishing to southerly 35 to 45 early Wednesday
 morning. Wind becoming westerly 40 to 50 early Wednesday evening.
 Rain.

Bowie - southern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots increasing to southeast 50 to 60 late
 overnight then veering to southwesterly 45 to 55 early Wednesday
 morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 Wednesday evening.
 Rain changing to showers Wednesday evening.

Explorer - northwestern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind south 40 knots increasing to southeast 45 to 55 after midnight
 then veering to southwest 40 to 50 early Wednesday morning. Wind
 diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 late Wednesday afternoon and to
 westerly 20 to 30 Wednesday evening. Rain changing to showers
 Wednesday afternoon.

Explorer - southeastern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southerly 35 knots increasing to southeast 45 to 55 after
 midnight then diminishing to southwest 35 to 45 late Wednesday
 morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 Wednesday afternoon
 and to southerly 15 to 25 early Wednesday evening. Showers changing
 to rain overnight then to showers Wednesday afternoon.

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