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forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 10 AM PST Thursday 1 February 1996
for today and Friday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 4 PM.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  A ridge of high pressure will remain entrenched over the province
for another few days.  The airmass associated with this ridge is both
dry and cold.  The south coast can expect another two days of sunny
but cool weather with daytime highs generally 3 to 5 degrees below
seasonal normals.  Nighttime temperatures will dip well below the
freezing mark in most areas.
  Weak weather systems will brush northern b.c. Spreading a few bands
of cloud to the north coast from time to time.
  Strong gusty outflow winds will continue through many inlets and
valleys along the coast.  The gusty winds and cool temperatures will
combine to give locally high windchills to the north and central
coasts along with eastern sections of the lower Fraser Valley. 
Arctic outflow warnings remain in effect for these regions.

Freezing level..at or near the surface.

Greater Vancouver.
Today..sunny. High 2 to 5.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 6.
Friday..sunny. High 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Greater Victoria.
Today..sunny. Locally windy. High 4.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 4.
Friday..sunny. Locally windy. High 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Arctic outflow warning in effect.
Today..sunny. Outflow wind northeast 40 km/h with gusts to 50 km/h.
 High plus 2 except near minus 5 eastern sections.
Tonight..clear. Outflow wind northeast 40 km/h with gusts to 50 km/h.
 Low minus 7 to minus 12.
Friday..sunny. Gusty outflow wind continuing. High plus 2 except 
 minus 5 eastern sections..
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Whistler.
Today..sunny. High minus 9.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 19.
Friday..sunny. High minus 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Howe Sound.
Today..sunny. Northeast outflow wind 30 to 50 km/h. High 3 to 6.
Tonight..clear. Outflow wind locally 30 to 50 km/h. Low minus 2 to
 minus 8.
Friday..sunny. Locally gusty outflow wind. High 3 to 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Today..sunny. High 2.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 8 to minus 13.
Friday..mainly sunny. High 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

West Vancouver Island.
Today..sunny. Locally windy. High 4 to 8.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 2 to minus 8.
Friday..mainly sunny. High 4 to 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

North Vancouver Island.
Today..sunny. Locally windy. High 3.
Tonight..clear. Locally windy. Low minus 6.
Friday..mainly sunny. Locally windy. High 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Friday.

Central coast.
Arctic outflow warning in effect.
Today..mainly sunny. Outflow wind 50 to 70 km/h through the inlets.
 High plus 4 coast to minus 2 inland.
Tonight..clear. Outflow wind continuing. Low minus 3 coast to minus 8
 inland.
Friday..mainly sunny. Gusty outflow wind continuing. High plus 4
 coast to minus 2 inland.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. 10 tonight and
 10 Friday.

North coast.
Arctic outflow warning in effect.
Today..sunny with cloudy periods. Outflow wind 30 to 70 km/h through
 the inlets and valleys giving high windchill. High near zero coast
 to minus 10 inland.
Tonight..clear with cloudy periods. Gusty outflow wind continuing.
 Low minus 7 coast to minus 14 inland.
Friday..a mix of sun and cloud. Gusty outflow wind continuing.
 High plus 2 coast to minus 8 inland.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. 10 tonight and
 20 Friday.

Queen Charlottes.
Today..a mix of sun and cloud. Locally windy. High 3.
Tonight..cloudy periods. Low zero.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. High 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 today. 20 tonight and
 20 Friday.

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405 
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mountain weather forecast for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 2:00 PM
PST Wednesday 3 January 1996 valid until midnight Thursday.  The next
scheduled forecast will be issued at 6:00 AM PST Thursday.

Precipitation intensity is forecast as an
hourly rate of snowfall water equivalent.
  Nil        light         moderate           heavy
no pcpn   up to 2.5 mm   2.5 to 7.5 mm   more than 7.5 mm

discussion.
A big upper ridge covers the gulf of Alaska with a northerly flow
over the coast. The ridge supports a 1040 mb arctic surface high
centered over the central yukon. This high centre will move to
north-central BC by Thursday afternoon. The arctic front extends
from near rosespit on the queen Charlottes to vicinty bella coola -
southeastwards. Overnight the central and southern portions will
push out to queen charlotte Sound on the central coast and strait of
georgia in the south. Cloud associated with the front May generate
some isolated light flurries over eastern slopes tonight. Otherwise
conditions will be mainly clear and cold with strong surface outflow
winds through the inlets and valleys.

Freezing level..surface central and north coasts. In the south near
1400 metres coast to 1000 metres inland lowering to 600 metres coast
and surface inland overnight and Thursday.

Extended outlook.
On Friday the surface high will move to central sask and the upper
high will drift eastward allowing overrunning cloud on the next
series of fronts to reach the coast in the evening and precipitation
to spread onto the coast overnight. On sat the upper high will move
inland bringing a mild southwest flow over the coast with rising
freezing levels and significant precipitation. The front will move
inland early sun leaving the coast under an unstable showery and
somewhat cooler pattern again.

South coast mountains.
Warnings.. None.
Occasional light flurries eastern slopes this evening then nil.
Mountaintop winds..northwest 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 km/h
overnight. Outflow winds 30 to 40 km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
squamish        nil             nil              -3    -1
duffey lk       0-1             nil             -10    -7
allison pass    0-1             nil              -5    -3
Fraser canyon   nil             nil              -2     0

central coast mountains.
Warnings.. Artic outflow warning.
Occasional light flurries eastern slopes this evening then nil.
Mountaintop winds..northeast 30 to 40 km/h. Outflow winds 50 to 80
km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
heckman pass    0-1             nil             -12    -9

north coast mountains.
Warnings.. Artic outflow warning.
Nil tonight and thurs.
Mountaintop winds..northeast 30 to 40 km/h becoming easterly 30 to
40 km/h overnight. Outflow winds 60 to 90 km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
terrace tyee    nil             nil              -6    -2
bear pass       nil             nil             -11    -8
ningunsaw pass  nil             nil             -16   -11
telegraph crk   nil             nil             -17    -6

confidence..good. Fairly straightfoward dry arctic pattern in the
short term. Tempertures in the north might be a little colder.
Details of the breakdown fri night and sat still a little uncertain
but thickness pattern and advections indicate freezing levels near
1800 metres in the south and 1500 metres in the north for sat
afternoon.  In addition there's a good chance of some freezing rain
with this situation.

This mountain weather forecast was produced for BC ministry of
transportation and highways, snow avalanche programs and applies
specifically to those areas in the forecast.  If further information
or other products are required for local operations, please call
664-9033.

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