Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Strait of Georgia - north of nanaimo.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 to 40 early this

afternoon then diminishing to 20 to 30 near midnight. Wind

diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late overnight then increasing to

northwest 30 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday

afternoon and to light Sunday evening. Rain ending after midnight.

Strait of Georgia - south of nanaimo.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 to 40 late this

afternoon 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 light becoming northerly outflow 15 knots early this evening

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 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 40 this afternoon

then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind increasing

to northwest 30 Sunday morning then diminishing to west 15 Sunday

afternoon. Rain ending late overnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - East Entrance.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 to 40 late this

afternoon then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 after midnight. Wind

increasing to west 35 Sunday morning then diminishing to 20 Sunday

evening. Rain ending late overnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - central Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to easterly 15 to 25 knots early this afternoon

then becoming variable 10 to 20 this evening. Wind increasing to

west 35 early Sunday morning then diminishing to 20 Sunday evening.

Rain ending after midnight.

Juan de Fuca Strait - West Entrance.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 to 40 this afternoon

then diminishing to variable 10 to 20 late this evening. Wind

increasing to west 30 late overnight then diminishing to 20 Sunday

afternoon. Rain ending after midnight.

Johnstone Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 to 40 near noon then

diminishing to northwest 25 late this evening. Wind diminishing to

light Sunday afternoon then increasing to southeast 10 to 20 Sunday

evening. Rain ending after midnight.

Queen Charlotte Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to northwest 20 this

evening and to variable 5 to 15 Sunday afternoon. Periods of rain.

West Coast Vancouver Island north.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots increasing to 35 to 45 near noon then

diminishing to northwest 25 to 35 early this evening. Wind

diminishing to variable 10 to 20 Sunday afternoon then increasing to

south 30 Sunday evening. Periods of rain ending early Sunday

morning.

West Coast Vancouver Island south.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 near

noon then diminishing to variable 15 early this evening. Wind

increasing to northwest 25 to 35 near midnight then diminishing to

variable 5 to 15 Sunday evening. Rain ending near midnight.

Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots increasing to 45 to 50 early this

evening then diminishing to westerly 25 to 35 late this evening.

Wind veering to northwest 35 to 45 early Sunday morning then

diminishing to 20 to 30 late Sunday morning. Wind becoming southwest

20 Sunday afternoon then increasing to south 40 Sunday evening.

Periods of rain.

Queen Charlotte Sound - western half.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to 35 to 45 early this

afternoon and to northwest 45 to 55 early this evening. Wind

diminishing to northwest 25 to 35 late overnight and to southwest 20

Sunday afternoon. Wind 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 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 Sunday morning then increasing to southeast 35

Sunday evening. Periods of rain.

Hecate Strait - southern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to 35 to 45 early this

afternoon then becoming westerly 35 late this evening. Wind

diminishing to northwest 25 late overnight and to west 15 Sunday

afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 35 Sunday evening. Periods

of rain.

Dixon Entrance east.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 30 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 southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 late this

afternoon then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 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 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 20 knots early this

evening then diminishing to light late overnight. Showers and

flurries ending early this evening. Periods of snow and rain

beginning near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Bowie.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind westerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 20 Sunday

morning then increasing to south 30 Sunday afternoon. Wind

increasing to south 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 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 southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25 to 35 near noon

then diminishing to west 15 Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing to

south 30 Sunday evening. A few showers.

End