FQCN13 CWVR 201728 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:30 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. PDT. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 LATE SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY EVENING. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWE SOUND. WIND SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING LIGHT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING. HARO STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY 10 TO 20 SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 5 TO 15 SATURDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING BECOMING FLURRIES OR SHOWERS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES PLUS 8 FALLING TO ZERO SATURDAY MORNING THEN RISING TO PLUS 5 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING FLURRIES OR SHOWERS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN PRECIPITATION. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 SOUTH OF THE BROOKS PENINSULA. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 NEAR THE COAST SOUTH OF TOFINO NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 30 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS SATURDAY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO WEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SATURDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SHOWERS. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45 AND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR SCATTERED FLURRIES. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN VEERING TO WEST 25 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 30 TO 40 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING AND A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING 5 TO 15 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 25 TO 35 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES NEAR NOON SATURDAY. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO WEST 40 TO 50 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 TONIGHT. WIND WEST 25 TO 35 SATURDAY. SHOWERS. RISK OF WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 SATURDAY. SHOWERS. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON SATURDAY THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 20 TO 30 SATURDAY EVENING. SHOWERS. END