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897 
Fpcn11 cwvr 020230
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 7 PM PST Thursday 1 February 1996 for
tonight Friday and Saturday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5 AM Friday.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  Little change in the weather is expected until a Pacific front
brings more cloud and milder air to the coast late Saturday. 
Precipitation could begin overnight Saturday.  The change in the
weather on the weekend will mark a return to more seasonable - read
wet - weather on the coast for next week.

Freezing level..at or near the surface.

Greater Vancouver.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 2 to minus 8.
Friday..sunny. High 3.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Windy. Low minus 5. High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

Greater Victoria.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 1 to minus 4.
Friday..sunny. Locally windy. High 4.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Windy. Low minus 3. High plus 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Arctic outflow warning ended.
Tonight..clear. Gusty northeast wind 20 km/h with gusts to 40 km/h
 over eastern sections. Low minus 6 to minus 10.
Friday..sunny. Gusty outflow wind continuing. High plus 3 except
 minus 3 eastern sections.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 5 to minus 10.
 High minus 3 to plus 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

Whistler.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 19.
Friday..sunny. High minus 7.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 18. High minus 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

Howe Sound.
Tonight..clear. Outflow wind locally 30 to 50 km/h. Low minus 2 to
 minus 6.
Friday..sunny. Locally gusty outflow wind. High 3 to 6.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 2 to minus 6. High 3 to 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 8 to minus 13.
Friday..mainly sunny. High near 3.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 2 to minus 11.
 High near 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 10 Saturday.

West Vancouver Island.
Tonight..clear. Low minus 2 to minus 8.
Friday..mainly sunny. High 4 to 8.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 1 to minus 5. High 4 to 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 20 Saturday.

North Vancouver Island.
Tonight..clear. Locally windy. Low minus 6.
Friday..mainly sunny. Locally windy. High 3.
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Low minus 3. High plus 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero tonight. Zero Friday and
 20 Saturday.

Central coast.
Arctic outflow warning in effect.
Tonight..clear. Outflow wind continuing. Low minus 1 coast to minus 8
 inland.
Friday..mainly sunny. Gusty outflow wind continuing. High plus 4
 coast to minus 2 inland.
Saturday..mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Windy. Low zero to
 minus 8. High plus 4 to minus 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 tonight. 10 Friday and
 40 Saturday.

North coast.
Arctic outflow warning in effect.
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 10 inland.
Saturday..mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Windy. Low minus 2 to
 minus 12. High plus 2 to minus 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 tonight. 20 Friday and
 40 Saturday.

Queen Charlottes.
Tonight..cloudy periods. Low near zero.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. High 2 to 5.
Saturday..mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Windy. Low near zero.
 High 2 to 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. 20 Friday and
 40 Saturday.

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405 
fpcn50 cwvr 032130
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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