Marine Forecasts for the Pacific waters
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FQCN13 CWVR 191100 Marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday 19 March 2026 for today tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:30 a.m. PDT. Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile. Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo. Wind southeast 20 to 25 knots diminishing to southeast 15 to 20 early this morning then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 early this evening. Wind veering to southwest 15 to 25 Friday afternoon then to northwest 15 to 25 Friday evening. Periods of drizzle changing to periods of rain early this morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in drizzle. Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo. Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 late this afternoon then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late overnight. Wind veering to southwest 15 to 25 Friday afternoon then to northwest 15 to 20 Friday evening. Periods of drizzle changing to rain early this morning then to showers Friday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in drizzle. Howe Sound. Wind southerly inflow 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light early this morning except north 5 to 15 over southern sections. Wind becoming southerly inflow 10 to 20 Friday morning. Rain changing to showers Friday evening. Haro Strait. Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots veering to southwest 15 to 25 Friday morning except southwest 25 with gusts to 35 over southern sections Friday afternoon and evening. Periods of rain. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance. Gale warning in effect. Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 25 Friday morning and to westerly 30 to 40 Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to westerly 20 to 30 Friday evening. Periods of rain. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait. Gale warning in effect. Wind variable 5 to 15 knots except south 10 to 20 over western sections early this morning and southwest 10 to 20 over western sections overnight. Wind becoming southwest 15 to 25 Friday morning then increasing to westerly 30 to 40 near noon Friday. Wind diminishing to westerly 20 to 30 Friday evening. Periods of rain. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance. Wind southerly 20 to 30 knots diminishing to southeast 5 to 15 early this morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 this evening. Wind veering to southwest 15 to 25 late overnight then to northwest 20 to 30 Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to west 10 to 20 Friday evening. Rain changing to showers Friday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Johnstone Strait. Gale warning in effect. Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 30 this evening then becoming northwest 25 to 35 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 25 Friday afternoon. Periods of rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain. Queen Charlotte Strait. Wind westerly 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20 after midnight then increasing to northwest 20 to 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 near noon Friday and to northwest 5 to 15 Friday evening. Periods of rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain. West Coast Vancouver Island North. Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots veering to northeast 10 to 20 early this afternoon except southeast 5 to 15 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming northeast 20 to 30 early this evening except southeast 15 to 25 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 25 overnight then becoming northwest 10 to 20 Friday afternoon. Wind backing to southwest 10 to 20 Friday evening except northwest 10 to 20 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Periods of rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain. West Coast Vancouver Island South. Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 early this morning except south 20 near the mouth of Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 15 to 25 near noon then veering to southwest 15 to 25 late this evening. Wind veering to northwest 20 to 30 Friday morning. Periods of rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain. Queen Charlotte Sound. Wind west 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 late this morning then becoming northeast 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind backing to northwest 10 to 20 after midnight then to southwest 15 to 25 Friday evening. Showers. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers. Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island. Wind westerly 5 to 15 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 late this morning then becoming northeast 10 to 20 early this evening. Wind backing to northwest 10 to 20 after midnight then diminishing to light Friday afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 5 to 15 Friday evening. Rain changing to showers near noon Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain. Hecate Strait - northern half Dixon Entrance East. Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 early this morning then becoming variable 5 to 15 this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 near midnight then backing to southwest 10 to 20 Friday morning. Wind increasing to southerly 20 to 30 Friday evening. Showers or flurries ending this evening. Showers or flurries Friday afternoon and evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Hecate Strait - southern half. Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 early this afternoon then becoming northeast 10 to 20 late this evening. Wind backing to northwest 10 to 20 overnight then to southwest 10 to 20 Friday afternoon. Wind increasing to southerly 20 to 30 Friday evening. Showers ending this afternoon. Periods of rain overnight and Friday morning. Showers or flurries Friday afternoon and evening. Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half. Gale warning in effect. Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 early this afternoon then becoming southwest 15 to 25 near noon Friday. Wind increasing to southwest 25 to 35 Friday evening. Flurries or showers becoming showers Friday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara. Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to southwest 5 to 15 this afternoon then becoming variable 5 to 15 this evening. Wind becoming southwest 10 to 20 late overnight then increasing to southerly 20 to 30 Friday afternoon. Flurries or showers becoming showers Friday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half. Gale warning in effect. Wind west 15 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 20 early this morning then becoming variable 5 to 15 early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 early this evening then backing to southwest 10 to 20 Friday morning. Wind becoming southwest 15 to 25 Friday afternoon then increasing to southwest 25 to 35 Friday evening. Showers becoming flurries or showers Friday morning then showers near noon Friday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Douglas Channel. Wind southwesterly inflow 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light this evening then increasing to northeasterly outflow 5 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to 25 near noon Friday then diminishing to southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 Friday evening. Periods of rain changing to showers or flurries early this morning and ending this evening. Scattered flurries or scattered showers overnight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Bowie - northern half. Gale warning in effect. Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 20 to 30 early this morning then increasing to southwest 30 to 40 Friday afternoon. Showers or flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Bowie - southern half. Gale warning in effect. Wind westerly 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly 10 to 20 this morning then becoming variable 5 to 15 this afternoon. Wind becoming westerly 10 to 20 near midnight then backing to southwest 15 to 25 overnight. Wind increasing to southwest 30 to 40 Friday afternoon. Flurries or showers becoming showers near noon Friday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Explorer - northwestern half. Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northeast 15 to 25 this morning except variable 5 to 10 over northern sections. Wind becoming northeast 20 to 30 early this evening except southwest 20 to 30 over southern sections. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 25 late overnight then backing to southwest 15 to 25 Friday morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 to 30 Friday evening. Periods of rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain. Explorer - southeastern half. Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 this morning except northeast 15 to 25 over northern sections. Wind becoming southwest 20 to 30 early this evening except northeast 20 to 30 over northern sections. Wind becoming northwest 20 to 30 Friday morning then diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 Friday afternoon. Periods of rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain. End $$$$^^
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