173 FQCN13 CWVR 141820 MARINE FORECASTS FOR PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:30 A.M. PST TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 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. WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. STRAIT OF GEORGIA - SOUTH OF NANAIMO. WIND EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO EASTERLY 5 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. HOWE SOUND. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. HARO STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - CENTRAL STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - EAST ENTRANCE. WIND EASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT - WEST ENTRANCE. WIND EASTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO 15 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. JOHNSTONE STRAIT. WIND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. TEMPERATURES PLUS 3 FALLING TO MINUS 2 WEDNESDAY EVENING. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO 25 TO 35 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO WESTERLY 5 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 45 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHERLY 10 TO 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO 15 TO 25 WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HECATE STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO 40 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON WEDNESDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EXCEPT NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 NEAR THE MAINLAND INLETS. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO 40 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON WEDNESDAY. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - NORTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO 30 TO 40 WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST COAST HAIDA GWAII - SOUTHERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WIND NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 5 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON WEDNESDAY. BOWIE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING BEFORE WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPLORER - NORTHWESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO WEST 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO 35 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 25 WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPLORER - SOUTHEASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO WEST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BACKING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. END