Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Strait of Georgia - north of nanaimo.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 this afternoon

then diminishing to 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to

southeast 20 to 25 early Sunday morning and to 25 to 35 Sunday

afternoon. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Strait of Georgia - south of nanaimo.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 early this

afternoon then diminishing to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to

southeast 20 to 25 early Sunday morning and to 25 to 35 Sunday

afternoon. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Howe Sound.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind southerly inflow 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 early

this evening. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Haro Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots veering to southwest 15 to 20 this

afternoon then backing to southeast 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind

increasing to southeast 20 to 25 Sunday morning and to 25 to 35

Sunday afternoon. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Juan de Fuca Strait - central Strait

Juan de Fuca Strait - East Entrance.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to westerly 25 to 30 early

this afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 early this

evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 near midnight then

increasing to southeast 20 to 25 early Sunday morning. Wind

increasing to southeast 25 to 35 Sunday afternoon. Showers. Risk of

thunderstorms today.

Juan de Fuca Strait - West Entrance.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 20 to 25 knots veering to southwesterly 15 to 25 early

this afternoon then diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 near midnight.

Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 25 early Sunday morning and to 25

to 35 Sunday afternoon. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Johnstone Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

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

Sunday. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Queen Charlotte Strait.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots veering to southwest 20 near midnight

then backing to southeast 25 Sunday morning. Wind increasing to

southeast 30 to 40 near noon Sunday then diminishing to south 20

Sunday evening. Rain ending Sunday evening. Risk of thunderstorms

today.

West Coast Vancouver Island north.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 to 45 Sunday

morning except 50 near The Headlands. Wind diminishing to southwest

30 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

West Coast Vancouver Island south.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwesterly 15 to 20 knots except variable 10 near shore. Wind

becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 this afternoon then backing to

southeast 20 to 25 early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to

southeast 25 to 35 late Sunday morning. Showers. Risk of

thunderstorms today.

Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to southerly 40 to 50 Sunday

morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Sunday afternoon. Showers.

Risk of thunderstorms today.

Queen Charlotte Sound - western half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to southerly 35 to 45 early

Sunday morning then veering to southwest 25 to 35 near noon Sunday.

Wind becoming southwest 25 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of

thunderstorms today.

Central coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming south 20 late overnight then

increasing to southeast 20 to 30 early Sunday morning. Wind

increasing to southeast 40 to 50 near noon Sunday then diminishing

to south 20 to 30 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms

today.

Hecate Strait.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to southerly 40 to 50 Sunday

morning then diminishing to south 35 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk

of thunderstorms today.

Dixon Entrance east

Dixon Entrance west - east of Langara.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to southeast 30 to 40 Sunday

afternoon. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Dixon Entrance west - west of Langara

West Coast charlottes - northern half.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots backing to southeast 20 to 30 early

Sunday morning then veering to southwest 20 to 30 Sunday evening.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

West Coast charlottes - southern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming south 20 early Sunday morning

then increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late Sunday morning. Wind

veering to southwest 30 to 40 Sunday afternoon then diminishing to

25 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Douglas Channel.

Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to southwesterly inflow 15 to

25 near noon then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late overnight.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Bowie - northern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming 25 near noon then diminishing

to 15 early Sunday morning. Wind becoming variable 15 late Sunday

morning then increasing to north 25 Sunday afternoon. Wind backing

to west 25 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Bowie - southern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 40 Sunday morning

then diminishing to 20 to 30 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of

thunderstorms today.

Explorer - northwestern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots becoming south 25 to 35 early Sunday

morning then diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 Sunday evening.

Showers. Risk of thunderstorms today.

Explorer - southeastern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind westerly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwest 20 early Sunday

morning then increasing to south 25 to 35 late Sunday morning. Wind

diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 Sunday afternoon. Showers. Risk of

thunderstorms today.

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