marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at
10:30 a.M. PST Friday 12 March 2010 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 southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to 25 to 35 near noon then
diminishing to 15 to 25 this evening. Wind diminishing to light
early Saturday morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late
Saturday morning. Periods of rain and periods of snow ending early
this evening.
Strait of Georgia - south of nanaimo.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 near
noon then diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 late this afternoon.
Wind backing to southeast 20 to 30 late this evening then
diminishing to light early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to
southeasterly 15 to 20 late Saturday morning. Periods of rain and
periods of snow ending early this evening.
Howe Sound.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northerly outflow 25 to 35 knots diminishing to light early this
afternoon then increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 late this
afternoon. Wind becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 late overnight.
Periods of rain and periods of snow ending early this evening.
Haro Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35
near noon then diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 late this
afternoon. Wind backing to southeast 20 to 30 late this evening then
diminishing to light early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to
southwest 15 to 20 near noon Saturday. Periods of rain and periods
of snow ending early this evening.
Juan de Fuca Strait - central Strait
Juan de Fuca Strait - East Entrance.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind easterly 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 25 early this
afternoon then becoming easterly 20 to 30 late this evening. Wind
diminishing to light early Saturday morning then increasing to
westerly 15 to 25 late Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to
easterly 10 to 15 Saturday evening. Periods of rain and periods of
snow ending early this evening.
Juan de Fuca Strait - West Entrance.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeasterly 40 to 50 knots veering to southwest 40 to 50 early
this afternoon then diminishing to easterly 20 to 30 early this
evening. Wind diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to
southwesterly 10 to 15 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to
southeast 15 to 25 Saturday evening. Periods of rain and periods of
snow ending early this evening.
Johnstone Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 25 knots near noon and to 30
to 40 Saturday afternoon. Chance of showers.
Queen Charlotte Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 25 knots near noon and to 30
to 40 near noon Saturday. Chance of showers.
West Coast Vancouver Island north.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 40 near noon then
diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 near midnight. Wind backing to
southwest 20 early Saturday morning then increasing to southeast 30
to 40 near noon Saturday. Wind increasing to southeast 40 to 50
Saturday afternoon. Chance of showers.
West Coast Vancouver Island south.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind easterly 40 to 50 knots becoming southwest 40 to 50 early this
afternoon then diminishing to southeast 30 to 40 late this
afternoon. Wind diminishing to northeast 20 to 30 this evening and
to northwest 10 to 20 early Saturday morning. Wind backing to
southwest 15 to 25 near noon Saturday. Periods of rain and periods
of snow ending early this evening.
Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to northerly 25 to 35
early this afternoon then diminishing to southwest 20 near midnight.
Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early Saturday morning and to
40 to 50 near noon Saturday.
Queen Charlotte Sound - western half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 35 early this
afternoon then diminishing to northwest 20 to 25 this evening. Wind
backing to southwest 15 to 20 near midnight then increasing to
southeast 30 to 40 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to
southeast 40 to 50 near noon Saturday.
Central coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northeasterly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southeast 20 late
this evening except northeasterly outflow 25 near the Mainland
inlets. Wind increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early Saturday morning
and to 40 to 50 Saturday afternoon.
Hecate Strait - northern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 knots backing to northeast 20 this afternoon then
veering to southeast 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast
30 to 40 early Saturday morning and to 40 to 50 near noon Saturday.
Wind increasing to southeast 50 to 60 Saturday evening.
Hecate Strait - southern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northeast 20 knots veering to southeast 20 near midnight then
increasing to 30 to 40 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to
southeast 40 to 50 near noon Saturday and to 50 to 60 Saturday
evening.
Dixon Entrance east.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northeasterly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15
late this afternoon then increasing to southeast 20 near midnight.
Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 30 late overnight except
northeasterly outflow 35 near the Mainland inlets. Wind becoming
southeast 30 to 40 Saturday morning then increasing to 40 to 50
Saturday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 50 to 60 Saturday
evening.
Dixon Entrance west
West Coast charlottes - northern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 10 to 20 after
midnight then increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early Saturday
morning. Wind increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late Saturday morning
and to 50 to 60 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southerly 30
to 40 Saturday evening.
West Coast charlottes - southern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots veering to southwest 20 early this
evening then increasing to southeast 30 to 40 early Saturday
morning. Wind increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late Saturday morning
then diminishing to southerly 30 to 40 Saturday evening.
Douglas Channel.
Wind northeasterly outflow 20 to 30 knots diminishing to light
Saturday morning.
Bowie - northern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots except northwest 15 to 25 over western
sections. Wind diminishing to westerly 10 to 20 early this evening
then increasing to southeast 30 to 40 late overnight. Wind
increasing to southeast 40 to 50 early Saturday morning then
diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 Saturday afternoon. A few showers.
Bowie - southern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 25 this
afternoon then backing to southwest 15 to 25 this evening. Wind
increasing to southeast 30 to 40 late overnight and to 40 to 50
early Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 30 to 40 near
noon Saturday. Periods of rain.
Explorer - northwestern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots becoming northwest 30 to 40 late this
afternoon then backing to southwest 30 to 40 late this evening. Wind
increasing to southwesterly 40 to 50 early Saturday morning then
diminishing to 30 to 40 Saturday evening. Showers.
Explorer - southeastern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northeast 30 to 40 knots backing to northwest 30 to 40 early
this evening then diminishing to 20 late overnight. Wind backing to
southwest 20 early Saturday morning then increasing to 35 near noon
Saturday. Periods of rain.