WMCN13 CWVR 172300
MARINE WARNINGS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:00 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2024 FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING 35 TO 45 NEAR NOON
FRIDAY.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY MORNING AND TO 25 TO 35 FRIDAY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT 35 TO 40 SOUTH OF TSAWWASSEN FRIDAY LATE IN THE DAY.

JOHNSTONE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30
FRIDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND
TO 25 TO 35 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT 50 NEAR THE HEADLANDS. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING EXCEPT 60 NEAR THE
HEADLANDS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 NEAR NOON FRIDAY THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 FRIDAY EVENING.

WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT 20 TO 30
NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT FRIDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30
TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHERLY 35 TO 45 FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 FRIDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 THIS EVENING AND
TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 35
TO 45 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO 50 TO 60 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 NEAR NOON FRIDAY AND TO 15 TO 20
FRIDAY EVENING.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 NEAR
MIDNIGHT AND TO 40 TO 50 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35
TO 45 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 20 FRIDAY
EVENING.

CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING AND TO
30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 FRIDAY
MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 30 TO 40 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING.

HECATE STRAIT.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 EARLY THIS
EVENING AND TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHWESTERLY 30 TO 40 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 20 FRIDAY EVENING.

DIXON ENTRANCE EAST.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHERLY 35 NEAR NOON FRIDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWESTERLY 15
TO 25 FRIDAY EVENING.

DIXON ENTRANCE WEST.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND WESTERLY 20 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND
INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WIND VEERING
TO WESTERLY 30 TO 40 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30
FRIDAY EVENING.

WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 25 THIS EVENING
THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWESTERLY
30 TO 40 FRIDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 20 TO 30 FRIDAY
EVENING.

BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 THIS
EVENING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND
BECOMING WESTERLY 35 TO 45 FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 THIS
EVENING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING
TO WESTERLY 20 TO 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO
20 FRIDAY EVENING.

EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 THIS
EVENING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN TO WEST 25 TO 35
FRIDAY EVENING.

EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.
WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 THIS
EVENING AND TO 25 TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
35 TO 45 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 FRIDAY
EVENING.

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