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marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at
10:30 a.M. PST Friday 9 January 2009 for today tonight and Saturday.
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 25 to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 Saturday
afternoon. Rain.
Strait of Georgia - south of nanaimo.
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 this afternoon
then diminishing to 15 to 20 Saturday afternoon. Rain.
Howe Sound.
Wind light increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 knots near noon
then diminishing to light near midnight. Rain at times heavy.
Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Haro Strait.
Wind south 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 this afternoon.
Periods of rain beginning this afternoon.
Juan de Fuca Strait - East Entrance.
Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southwesterly 25 early this
evening. Rain beginning this afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in
rain.
Juan de Fuca Strait - central Strait.
Wind southwest 10 knots increasing to southwesterly 20 to 25 early
this evening. Rain at times heavy beginning early this afternoon.
Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Juan de Fuca Strait - West Entrance.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to west 15 Saturday
afternoon. Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Johnstone Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 near midnight.
Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Queen Charlotte Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots diminishing to 25 to 35 this afternoon
then becoming 20 to 30 early this evening. Wind becoming southeast
25 to 35 early Saturday morning then diminishing to 20 Saturday
afternoon. Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
West Coast Vancouver Island north.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind south 30 to 40 knots except 50 near The Headlands. Wind becoming
southerly 25 to 35 late this morning then becoming west 25 Saturday
afternoon. Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
West Coast Vancouver Island south.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots becoming west 25 Saturday afternoon.
Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Queen Charlotte Sound.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots. Rain at times heavy. Visibility 1 mile
or less in rain.
Central coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 40 to 45 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 late this
afternoon then becoming 25 to 35 early Saturday morning. Wind
becoming southwest 20 to 30 Saturday evening. Rain at times heavy.
Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Hecate Strait - northern half.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to south 15 near midnight
then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 near noon Saturday. Wind
becoming west 25 to 30 Saturday evening. A few showers.
Hecate Strait - southern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots except southeast 35 over southeastern
sections. Wind becoming southwest 20 near noon then backing to
southeast 15 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 25
to 30 Saturday afternoon then becoming west 20 to 30 Saturday
evening. Rain at times heavy ending late this morning. Showers
beginning late overnight.
Dixon Entrance east.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind south 30 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 near midnight then backing
to east 15 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 20
to 30 Saturday afternoon then becoming west 25 to 35 Saturday
evening. A few showers.
Dixon Entrance west
West Coast charlottes - northern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 late this
evening and to easterly 10 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing
to southeast 20 to 30 Saturday afternoon and to westerly 30 to 40
Saturday evening. Chance of showers.
West Coast charlottes - southern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming 20 this evening then
diminishing to east 10 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast
15 to 25 Saturday afternoon and to west 25 to 35 Saturday evening. A
few showers beginning Saturday morning.
Douglas Channel.
Wind southwesterly inflow 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light near
midnight then increasing to northeasterly outflow 10 to 20 early
Saturday morning. Wind becoming southwesterly inflow 20 Saturday
evening. Snow changing to a few showers this afternoon and ending
late this evening. Rain beginning Saturday afternoon.
Bowie - northern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 late this
afternoon and to west 10 to 20 late this evening. Wind becoming east
10 early Saturday morning then increasing to southeast 25 late
Saturday morning. Wind increasing to westerly 30 to 40 Saturday
afternoon. Showers beginning Saturday morning and ending Saturday
evening.
Bowie - southern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 10 early this evening
then backing to southeast 10 after midnight. Wind increasing to
south 25 early Saturday morning and to southwest 25 to 35 near noon
Saturday. Wind becoming west 30 Saturday evening. Showers beginning
early Saturday morning and ending Saturday evening.
Explorer - northwestern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming 30 to 40 after midnight then
diminishing to west 20 to 30 Saturday afternoon. Rain ending
Saturday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Explorer - southeastern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming west 20 to 30 Saturday
evening. Periods of rain beginning early this afternoon and ending
Saturday evening.
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