FPCN20 CWVR 100003 PAB WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH. WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 20 THIS EVENING. WINDS RISING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 OVERNIGHT WITH SOUTHEAST 30 NORTHWEST OF ESTEVAN POINT. INCREASING CLOUDINESS TONIGHT. RAIN DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 METRES SUBSIDING TO NEAR 3 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK. STRONG TO LOCAL GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS EASING TO MODERATE WESTERLIES THEN VEERING TO MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST. NORTH COAST QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO GALES 35 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS NEAR MIDNIGHT AND THROUGHOUT OVERNIGHT. WINDS RISING TO SOUTHEAST GALES 35 TO 40 THURSDAY MORNING THEN EASING TO SOUTHERLY 25 TO GALES 35 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 METRES BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 OVERNIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK. WINDS EASING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLIES THEN VEERING TO MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST. CENTRAL COAST FROM MCINNES ISLAND TO PINE ISLAND. GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 30 OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO GALES 35 THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS. RAIN DEVELOPING THURSDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES. SEAS 3 TO 4 METRES. OUTLOOK. WINDS EASING TO STRONG SOUTHERLIES THEN VEERING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWESTERLIES. HECATE STRAIT. GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO 30 TO GALES 35 OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTHEAST GALES 35 TO 40 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS EASING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUDY PERIODS. RAIN DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 METRES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 METRES WITH 4 IN THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK. WINDS VEERING TO MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWESTERLY THEN BACKING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST. DIXON ENTRANCE EAST. GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 30 THIS EVENING. WINDS RISING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO GALES 40 OVERNIGHT WITH NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 20 TO 30 DEVELOPING NEAR MAINLAND INLETS. WINDS RISING TO SOUTHEAST GALES 35 TO 45 THURSDAY MORNING THEN EASING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 METRES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK. MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. DIXON ENTRANCE WEST WEST COAST CHARLOTTES. GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEAST 25 TO GALES 35 KNOTS RISING TO 30 TO GALES 40 THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTHEAST GALES 40 TO 45 OVERNIGHT. WINDS EASING TO SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND TO WESTERLY 5 TO 15 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND ENDING THURSDAY MIDDAY THEN CLEARING. SEAS 3 TO 4 METRES BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 OVERNIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. DOUGLAS CHANNEL. WINDS LIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY OUTFLOW 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 THURSDAY MIDDAY. MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT AND TAPERING TO SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK. LIGHT TO MODERATE VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHERLY INFLOW. OFFSHORE BOWIE. STORM WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS SOUTHEAST 30 TO GALES 40 KNOTS RISING TO SOUTHEAST GALES 35 TO 45 THIS EVENING WITH SOUTHEAST STORM FORCE 50 OVER NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WINDS EASING TO SOUTHERLY 25 TO GALES 35 OVERNIGHT AND TO WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 METRES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 METRES OVERNIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 THURSDAY. OUTLOOK. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS.