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307 
Fpcn11 cwvr 091248
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 5 AM PST Friday 9 February 1996 for
today and Saturday. 
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10 AM. 

Synopsis for coastal BC.
   Locally windy conditions were reported over the inner south coast 
last night in the wake of a frontal system moving into the BC 
interior. Higher reported gusts included 102 km/h at agassiz 70 km/h 
at Vancouver airport and 69 km/h at sandheads. While a mix of cloud 
and clear skies prevailed across the south a weak disturbance was 
producing flurries over the north coast.
   A ridge of high pressure will begin to build along the coast 
today. While skies will clear across the south today overnight 
minimum temperatures will drop to below freezing away from the water 
and patchy fog will form inland in the overnight and morning hours.
A frontal system will approach the north from the west tonight 
producing very strong winds and an increasing threat of rain into 
Saturday.
 
Freezing level..south..800 to 1200 metres lowering to surface 
inland tonight. Levels rising to 1800 metres coast Saturday with 
near freezing layers to 1500 metres inland. 
North..600 metres coast to surface inland rising to 1200 metres 
coast with near freezing layers to 900 metres inland tonight.  

Greater Vancouver.
Today..cloudy periods with west winds gusting to 60 km/h this 
 morning. Mainly sunny this afternoon. High 9.
Tonight..a few clouds. Overnight fog patches. Low minus 4 to plus 2. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. Morning fog patches. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

Greater Victoria.
Today..sunny with morning cloudy periods. Locally windy this 
 morning. High 10.
Tonight..a few clouds. Overnight fog patches. Low minus 2 to plus 2. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. Morning fog patches. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. A chance of showers and windy 
 this morning. High 9.
Tonight..a few clouds. Overnight fog patches. Low zero to minus 5. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. Morning fog patches. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 40 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

Whistler.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Clearing this afternoon. High 2.
Tonight..a few clouds. Fog patches. Low minus 9. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. Morning fog patches. High 1.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

Howe Sound.
Today..cloudy periods this morning. Mainly sunny this afternoon. 
 High 8.
Tonight..mainly clear. Low minus 3. 
Saturday..mainly sunny. Gusty outflow winds. High 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Today..mainly sunny. Locally windy this morning. High 10.
Tonight..a few clouds. Overnight fog patches. Low zero to minus 5. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. Morning fog patches. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent zero today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

West Vancouver Island.
Today..sunny with cloudy periods. High 8.
Tonight..a few clouds. Overnight fog patches. Low minus 3 to plus 2. 
Saturday..sunny with cloudy periods. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 10 today. Zero tonight and
 zero Saturday.

North Vancouver Island.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of a shower or flurry this 
 morning. High 7.
Tonight.. A few clouds. Becoming windy tonight. Low 1. 
Saturday..sunny with increasing cloudiness. Windy. High 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 today. 10 tonight and
 10 Saturday.

Central coast.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. A few flurries or showers this 
 morning. High 6 coast to 1 inland.
Tonight..a few clouds. Becoming windy near the coast. Low plus 2 
 coast to minus 4 inland. 
Saturday..increasing cloudiness. Winds southeast 40 to 60 km/h near 
 the coast. High 8 coast to 4 inland.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 today. 10 tonight and
 20 Saturday.

North coast - coastal section.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. A few flurries ending this 
 morning. Becoming windy this afternoon. High 6.
Tonight..winds rising locally to southeast 50 km/h. Cloudy with 
 clear periods. Low 3. 
Saturday..winds locally southeast 60 km/h. Cloudy. Chance of rain 
 in the afternoon or evening. High 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 today. 20 tonight and
 60 Saturday.

North coast - inland section.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Morning flurries. High plus 1.
Tonight..cloudy with clear periods. Low minus 1. 
Saturday..mainly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Locally 
 windy. High plus 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 today. 20 tonight and
 40 Saturday.

Queen Charlottes.
Wind warning issued.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Becoming windy this afternoon. 
 High 6.
Tonight..winds rising to southeast 60 to 90 km/h. A few showers. Low 
 5. 
Saturday..winds southeast 70 to 100 km/h. Rain. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 today. 80 tonight and
 100 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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