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forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 7 PM PST Saturday 10 February 1996
for tonight Sunday and Monday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5 AM Sunday.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
    The south coast will be basking in sunshine the next two days.
A strong ridge of high pressure over the province  remain nearly
stationary for through Monday.  This will result in sunny mild days
and clear cool nights. Daytime temperatures will reach double digits
in the afternoons over much of the south both Sunday and Monday. At
night weak outflow winds will limit fog formation to a few patches
in low lying areas. Temperatures will drop slightly below freezing
in sheltered while remaining a few degrees above zero in windy
localities. 
    Currently a weak frontal system is giving cloudy skies and spotty
precipitation to extreme northern sections of the north coast. As the
ridge continues to build the fronts will be pushed farther to the
north giving a decreasing chance of showers on Monday

freezing level..south..near 2900 metres. North..1200 metres rising
to 1800 metres. Below freezing surface layer inland valleys.

Greater Vancouver.
Tonight..clear with cloudy periods. Low minus 3 to plus 2.
Sunday..sunny. Local gusty wind in the morning. High 9 to 13.
Monday..mainly sunny. Low minus 2 to plus 3.  High 10 to 14.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

Greater Victoria.
Tonight..clear with cloudy periods. Local gusty wind. Low zero
 to plus 4.
Sunday..sunny. Local gusty wind in the morning. High 10 to 15.
Monday..mainly sunny. Patchy fog. Low minus 2 to plus 3.
 High 10 to 14.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Tonight..clear with cloudy periods. Locally gusty outflow wind.
 Low minus 2 to plus 4.
Sunday..sunny. Locally gusty wind in the morning. High 9 to 14.
Monday..sunny. Patchy fog. Low minus 2 to plus 4. High 9 to 13.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

Whistler.
Tonight..a few cloudy periods. Low minus 4.
Sunday..sunny. High 7.
Monday..mainly sunny. Patchy fog. Low minus 4. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

Howe Sound.
Tonight..a few cloudy periods. Outflow wind locally 40 to 60 km/h.
 Low minus 1 to plus 4.
Sunday..sunny. Outflow wind locally 40 to 60 km/h in the morning
 high 10.
Monday..mainly sunny. Patchy fog. Locally windy in the morning. 
 Low zero to plus 4. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Tonight..a few cloudy periods. Overnight fog patches. Low minus 3 to 
 plus 2.
Sunday..sunny with cloudy periods. High 10 to 14.
Monday..sunny with cloudy periods. Patchy fog. Low minus 4 to plus 2.
 High 9 to 13.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. Zero Sunday and
 zero Monday.

West Vancouver Island
north Vancouver Island.
Tonight..cloudy periods. Low near minus 2.
Sunday..sunny with cloudy periods. High 9 to 12.
Monday..cloudy with sunny periods. Low minus 1 to plus 3. High 9
 to 12.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. 20 Sunday and
 20 Monday.

Central coast.
Tonight..cloudy with clear periods. Local gusty wind. Low plus 2
 coast to minus 4 inland.
Sunday..cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of a shower. High 8
 coast to 5 inland.
Monday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers. Locally windy.
 Low 5 coast to minus 2 inland. High 10 coast to 6 inland.
Probability of precipitation in percent 20 tonight. 30 Sunday and
 40 Monday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..cloudy. Chance of showers. Wind easing. Low 4.
Sunday..mainly cloudy with showers northern sections. Chance of 
showers southern sections. High 8.
Monday..mainly cloudy with a few showers northern sections. Chance
 of showers southern sections. Locally windy. Low 4. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 80 Sunday and
 80 Monday.

North coast - inland sections.
Tonight..cloudy. Chance of flurries. Low minus 1.
Sunday..mainly cloudy with a few flurries or showers. High 3.
Monday..mainly cloudy. Chance of showers or flurries.  Low zero.
 High near 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 80 Sunday and
 60 Monday.

Queen Charlottes.
Wind warning ended.
Tonight..cloudy with a few showers. Southeast wind 40 to 60 km/h.
 Low 5.
Sunday..cloudy with showers. South to southeast wind 30 to 50 km/h.
 High 8 to 11.
Monday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Locally windy. Low near 5.
 High near 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Sunday and
 80 Monday.

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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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