FQCN13 CWVR 242356 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025 FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 9:30 P.M. PST. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTH OF NANAIMO. WIND LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. FLURRIES OR SHOWERS BECOMING SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES THIS EVENING AND ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 10 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOG PATCHES FORMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 20 TO 30 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 NEAR NOON THURSDAY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHERLY INFLOW 5 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN OR SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS THURSDAY LATE IN THE DAY. HARO STRAIT. WIND NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOG PATCHES FORMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOG PATCHES FORMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT. WIND WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO EAST 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO EASTERLY 15 TO 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO EAST 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND WEST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THURSDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO EAST 10 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 30 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON THURSDAY. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES NEAR PLUS 1. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 30 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. WIND NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEAST 15 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 15 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THURSDAY. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BACKING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR NOON THURSDAY EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 NEAR THE COAST SOUTH OF TOFINO. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS THURSDAY LATE IN THE DAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - EASTERN HALF. WIND NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO NORTHEAST 15 LATE THURSDAY MORNING THEN TO NORTHWEST 15 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND - WESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTH 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CHANGING TO RAIN. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 35 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 35 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS THIS EVENING AND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THURSDAY EVENING. HECATE STRAIT - NORTHERN HALF. WIND NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO 15 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO SOUTH 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 THURSDAY EVENING. FLURRIES THURSDAY. FLURRIES OR SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. HECATE STRAIT - SOUTHERN HALF. WIND NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY EVENING. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 35 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND DIMINISHING TO EAST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 NEAR NOON THURSDAY EXCEPT NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY EVENING EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 NEAR PORTLAND INLET. FLURRIES THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW. TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 1. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - WEST OF LANGARA WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTH 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 NEAR NOON THURSDAY AND TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW OR RAIN THURSDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES NEAR PLUS 1. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST - EAST OF LANGARA. WIND NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 10 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY EVENING. FLURRIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW. TEMPERATURES NEAR PLUS 2. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTH 10 THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON CHANGING TO RAIN. VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN RAIN. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 25 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 15 THURSDAY EVENING. FLURRIES THURSDAY EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES MINUS 3 FALLING TO MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT. BOWIE - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO WEST 15 TO 25 THURSDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 NEAR NOON THURSDAY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 THURSDAY EVENING. FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON THURSDAY THEN TO SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. BOWIE - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS NEAR NOON THURSDAY. RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTH 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 NEAR NOON THURSDAY THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN THURSDAY EVENING. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. WIND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. END