FPCN10 CYQQ 242210 MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PST THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025. ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND APPROACHES. FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS. THE APPROACHES TO ESQUIMALT ARE DEFINED AS THE TRIANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY RACE ROCKS, TRIAL ISLAND AND ESQUIMALT HARBOUR. IN THE HARBOUR... WIND LIGHT VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT NORTH LATE THIS EVENING. WIND THEN INCREASING OVERNIGHT TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST. IN THE APPROACHES... WIND NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS EVENING INCREASING OVERNIGHT TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25. OUTLOOK... MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BECOMING LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST. WEATHER... MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS TOMORROW MORNING WITH RAIN BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. END/BOUDREAULT-DYKES