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Marine Forecasts for the Pacific waters

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FQCN13 CWVR 220000
Marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at
4:00 p.m. PST Saturday 21 November 2009 for tonight and Sunday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 9:30 p.m.

Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 near midnight
 and to variable 5 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to northwest
 30 Sunday morning then diminishing to 15 early Sunday afternoon.
 Wind diminishing to light Sunday evening. Rain ending after
 midnight.

Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 40 early this
 evening then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late overnight. Wind
 increasing to northwest 25 to 35 early Sunday morning then
 diminishing to 20 Sunday afternoon. Rain ending late overnight.

Howe Sound.
Wind northerly outflow 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 near midnight
 then diminishing to light early Sunday morning. Wind becoming
 southerly inflow 5 to 15 near noon Sunday then becoming light Sunday
 evening. Rain ending late overnight.

Haro Strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 after
 midnight then increasing to northwest 30 Sunday morning. Wind
 diminishing to west 15 Sunday afternoon. Rain ending late overnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 after
 midnight then increasing to west 35 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing
 to west 20 Sunday evening. Rain ending late overnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind easterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable 10 to 20 this evening
 then increasing to west 35 early Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to
 west 20 Sunday evening. Rain ending after midnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 20 late
 this evening then increasing to west 30 late overnight. Wind
 diminishing to west 20 Sunday afternoon. Rain ending after midnight.

Johnstone Strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to northwest 25 late this
 evening and to light Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast
 10 to 20 Sunday evening. Rain ending after midnight.

Queen Charlotte Strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots diminishing to northwest 20 this
 evening and to variable 5 to 15 Sunday afternoon. Periods of rain.

West Coast Vancouver Island North.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots except 50 near the headlands. Wind
 becoming northwest 25 to 35 early this evening then diminishing to
 variable 10 to 20 Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing to south 30
 Sunday evening. Periods of rain ending early Sunday morning.

West Coast Vancouver Island South.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to variable 15 early this
 evening then increasing to northwest 25 to 35 near midnight. Wind
 diminishing to variable 5 to 15 Sunday evening. Rain ending near
 midnight.

Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 45 to 50 knots diminishing to westerly 25 to 35 late
 this evening then veering to northwest 35 to 45 early Sunday
 morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 to 30 late Sunday morning
 then becoming southwest 20 Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing to
 south 40 Sunday evening. Periods of rain.

Queen Charlotte Sound - western half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots increasing to northwest 45 to 55 early
 this evening then diminishing to 25 to 35 late overnight. Wind
 diminishing to southwest 20 early Sunday afternoon then increasing
 to south 40 Sunday evening. Periods of rain.

Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots except northeasterly outflow 30 near
 the mainland inlets. Wind diminishing to westerly 20 to 30 late this
 evening and to southwest 15 early Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing
 to southeast 35 Sunday evening. Periods of rain.

Hecate Strait - northern half.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to easterly 15 to 25 this
 evening then becoming northwest 20 to 30 late overnight. Wind
 becoming westerly 20 late Sunday morning then increasing to
 southeast 35 Sunday evening. Periods of rain.

Hecate Strait - southern half.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots becoming westerly 35 late this evening
 then diminishing to northwest 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to
 west 15 Sunday afternoon then increasing to southeast 35 Sunday
 evening. Periods of rain.

Dixon Entrance East.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots except northeasterly outflow 30 near
 the mainland inlets. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 this evening
 and to variable 5 to 15 early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to
 south 20 Sunday afternoon and to southeast 35 Sunday evening.
 Periods of rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
West Coast Charlottes - northern half.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to westerly 20 to 30 early
 this evening then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late Sunday
 morning. Wind increasing to south 25 Sunday afternoon and to
 southeast 45 Sunday evening. A few showers.

Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming westerly 25 to 30 early this
 evening then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late Sunday morning.
 Wind increasing to south 20 Sunday afternoon and to southeast 35
 Sunday evening. A few showers.

West Coast Charlottes - southern half.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots increasing to northwest 40 to 50 early
 this evening then diminishing to 25 to 35 late overnight. Wind
 diminishing to southwest 20 Sunday afternoon then increasing to
 southeast 45 Sunday evening. A few showers.

Douglas Channel.
Wind light increasing to northeasterly outflow 15 to 20 knots early
 this evening then diminishing to light late overnight. Periods of
 snow and rain. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

Bowie.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots except 35 to 45 over southeastern
 sections. Wind becoming westerly 25 to 35 this evening then
 diminishing to southwest 20 late Sunday morning. Wind increasing to
 south 30 Sunday afternoon and to 45 Sunday evening. A few showers
 ending after midnight. Rain beginning Sunday afternoon.

Explorer - northwestern half.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind westerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 20 early Sunday
 afternoon then increasing to southeast 45 Sunday evening. A few
 showers ending early Sunday morning. Rain beginning Sunday evening.

Explorer - southeastern half.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to west 15 Sunday afternoon
 then increasing to south 30 Sunday evening. A few showers.

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