FQCN20 CWVR 211139 MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE PACIFIC WATERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:39 A.M. PST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHWESTERN EXPLORER WILL MOVE WEST OF THE REGION TODAY. IN ITS WAKE, GALE TO STORM FORCE EASTERLIES OVER OFFSHORE, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS WILL GRADUALLY EASE TODAY. ADDITIONALLY, STRONG TO GALE FORCE OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH MAINLAND INLETS OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND FRIDAY. AN APPROACHING LOW COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST WILL LIE OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE LOW, GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLIES WILL DEVELOP OVER OFFSHORE, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS FRIDAY MORNING. OVER SOUTHERN WATERS, SOUTHEAST STORMS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING OVER WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH AND THEN SPREAD TO THE INNER SOUTH COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SOUTHEAST GALES. END/