FQCN13 CWVR 261158 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 A.M. PST THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:30 A.M. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING AND TO 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING. HARO STRAIT. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 30 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND WESTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT FRIDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 30 TO 35 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN FRIDAY. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTHERLY 30 TO 40 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 20 TO 30 FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. HECATE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 TO 45 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 20 TO 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST WEST COAST CHARLOTTES - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 TO 45 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND VEERING TO WEST 25 TO 35 FRIDAY MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WEST COAST CHARLOTTES - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 30 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND ENDING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW. TEMPERATURES PLUS 5 FALLING TO ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 40 TO 50 LATE THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 25 TO 35 FRIDAY MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND VEERING TO WEST 25 TO 35 FRIDAY MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. PERIODS OF RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING AND TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. END