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911 
Fpcn11 cwvr 230234
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 7 PM PST Thursday 22 February 1996
for tonight Friday and Saturday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5 AM Friday.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  A frontal system moving down the coast spread rain or wet snow to
most areas today.  Temperatures are sitting just a few degrees above
freezing but are expected to drop to near zero in most areas tonight.
Frequent showers of snow or rain will persist tonight in the south. 
At levels above 200 metres and in the inland areas snowfall
accumulations of up to 10 centimetres are possible by Friday morning.
In the Whistler region and in parts of howe Sound the accumulations
could reach 25 centimetres.  As a result..snowfall warnings are in
effect for most of the south coast.  Further showers of snow or rain
will persist on Friday and Saturday.  In the north...the airmass will
also remain unstable..frequent flurries inland and showers or
flurries along the coast tonight will decrease somewhat Friday and
Saturday.

Freezing level..south..near 500 metres except lowering to near
surface overnight.  North.. 300 metres coast and near surface inland.
Freezing level lowering to surface overnight.

Greater Vancouver.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..mixed rain and snow showers with snow at higher levels.
 Local snowfall accumulations to 5 cm. Southwest wind 50 km/h
 this evening. Low near 1.
Friday..morning snow or rain showers decreasing by afternoon. High 6.
Saturday..showers of rain or wet snow. Windy. Low zero. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 90 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

Greater Victoria.
Tonight..mixed rain and snow showers with snow higher elevations.
 Local snowfall accumulations 2 to 4 cm. Westerly wind 50 km/h easing
 overnight. Low near 1.
Friday..mainly cloudy. A few showers of rain or wet snow. High 7.
Saturday..showers of mixed rain and snow. Windy. Low 1. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 90 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..rain or wet snow. Local accumulations of 5 to 10 cm.
 Especially at higher levels and over eastern sections. Southwest
 wind 40 to 60 km/h easing overnight. Low zero.
Friday..cloudy with a few snow or rain showers. High 4.
Saturday..cloudy with snow showers. Low minus 1. High 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 90 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

Whistler.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow tapering to a few flurries overnight. Snowfall
 accumulations 15 to 20 cm. Low minus 4.
Friday..cloudy with a few flurries. High zero.
Saturday..flurries. Low minus 4. High zero.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 80 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

Howe Sound.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow at times mixed with rain. Local snowfall accumulations
 15 to 25 cm. Windy. Low minus 1.
Friday..mainly cloudy with snow showers. High 4.
Saturday..cloudy with snow showers. Low minus 1. High 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 90 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow or mixed rain and snow showers. Local snowfall
 accumulations 5 to 8 cm. Southerly wind 50 km/h this evening.
 Low near zero.
Friday..cloudy with sunny breaks. A few snow or rain showers mainly
 in the morning. High 6.
Saturday..showers of rain or wet snow. Windy. Low near zero. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 60 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

West Vancouver Island.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..rain or snow showers near the coast. Frequent snow showers
 inland with snowfall accumulations 5 to 10 cm. Westerly wind 40 to
 60 km/h this evening. Low near 1.
Friday..mainly cloudy. Showers or morning flurries likely. High 4
 to 7.
Saturday..showers of snow or mixed rain and snow. Low near zero.
 High near 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 70 Friday and
 90 Saturday.

North Vancouver Island.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with snow showers. Local accumulations up to
 5 cm. Windy. Low zero.
Friday..cloudy. Showers of rain or snow likely. High near 4.
Saturday..mainly cloudy. A few snow showers. Low near minus 1.
 High near 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 70 Friday and
 80 Saturday.

Central coast.
Tonight..showers of rain or wet snow. Gusty wind easing this evening.
 Local snowfall accumulations inland up to 10 cm. Low minus 1 to
 plus 1.
Friday..cloudy with a few snow or rain showers. High 1 to 4.
Saturday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries. Low minus 3.
 High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 80 Friday and
 60 Saturday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..cloudy with clear breaks. A few flurries or showers. Windy.
 Low zero.
Friday..mainly cloudy. Chance of showers or flurries. High 3.
Saturday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries. Low minus 3
 to minus 6. High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 60 Friday and
 60 Saturday.

North coast - inland sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few flurries. Further accumulations up to
 5 cm. Low minus 4.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries. High near 1.
Saturday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries. Low minus 3
 to minus 6. High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 60 Friday and
 60 Saturday.

Queen Charlottes.
Tonight..cloudy with clear periods. A few flurries or showers.
 Low zero.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers or flurries.
 High 5.
Saturday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries. Low minus 3
 to minus 6. High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 60 Friday and
 60 Saturday.

End/mnm


642 
fpcn52 cwvr 222246
extended forecasts for Sunday and Monday for coastal British Columbia
issued by the Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada at 3.00 PM
PST Thursday 22 February 1996.

Greater Vancouver.
Sunday..a mix of sun and cloud. Windy. Low minus 2. High 8.
Monday..a mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 1. High 8.
Normals for the period.. Low 2. High 8.
 
Greater Victoria.
Sunday..a mix of sun and cloud. Windy. Low minus 1. High 8.
Monday.. Mostly sunny. Low 0. High 9.
Normals for the period.. Low 1. High 9.
 
Inner south coast.
Sunday..a mix of sun and cloud. Windy. Low near minus 3. High near 8.
Monday..a mix of sun and cloud. Low near minus 3. High near 8.
Normals for the period.. Low 1. High 9.
 
North and west Vancouver Island.
Sunday..sunny with cloudy periods. Low near minus 2. High near 8.
Monday..cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of showers. Low
 near 1. High near 9. Probability of showers 30 percent.
Normals for the period.. Low 1. High 8.
 
North and central coast.
Sunday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers or flurries.
 Low minus 2 to minus 6. High zero to plus 4. Probability of
 precipitation 40 percent.
Monday.. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers or flurries. Windy.
 Low minus 3 to plus 1. High 1 to 5. Probability of precipitation
 60 percent.
Normals for the period.. Low 0. High 6.
 
End/pwc