FQCN13 CWVR 190420 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:30 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 18 JULY 2024 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 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 20 NEAR QUALICUM BEACH TONIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON FRIDAY THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON FRIDAY. HOWE SOUND. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 25 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 25 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. HARO STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS FRIDAY LATE IN THE DAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 30 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. FOG PATCHES. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 30 NEAR THE HEADLANDS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. WIND SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHWEST 15 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. PERIODS OF DRIZZLE ENDING FRIDAY MORNING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 FRIDAY. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. WIND EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 LATE FRIDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON FRIDAY. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTH 15 TO 20 OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 15 LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON FRIDAY. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 FRIDAY. SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON FRIDAY. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON FRIDAY. END