FQCN13 CWVR 291720
MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
10:30 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M.
FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE.
STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35
 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
 ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO
 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND
 DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW
 SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.
HOWE SOUND.
WIND LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND
 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON SATURDAY. SHOWERS
 ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.
HARO STRAIT.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 LATE
 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. A FEW
 SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 THIS AFTERNOON AND
 TO 35 TO 45 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 20 TO
 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO 10 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND
 INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS
 AND OCCASIONAL FOG PATCHES ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30
 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW
 SHOWERS AND FOG ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.
JOHNSTONE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR NOON THEN
 INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO
 NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT.
STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS
 AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 SATURDAY
 AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.
WIND SOUTHERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 THIS
 AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND
 INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS
 AND FOG ENDING THIS AFTERNOON.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
 BECOMING 15 TO 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND.
WIND NORTHWESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 SATURDAY
 AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS.
HECATE STRAIT.
WIND WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
DIXON ENTRANCE EAST.
WIND VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS
 EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
DIXON ENTRANCE WEST
WEST COAST CHARLOTTES.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL.
WIND LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHWESTERLY INFLOW 10 TO 20 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN ENDING LATE
 THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
BOWIE.
WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS.
EXPLORER.
WIND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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