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Fpcn11 cwvr 151730
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 10 AM PST Wednesday 15 november 1995
for today and Thursday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 4 PM.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  A very mild southwesterly flow aloft continues over the coast
today.  A frontal system embedded in this flow brought rain to most
of the coast this morning.  The rain will taper off to showers over
most areas this afternoon as the system moves off into the interior.
The next frontal system will arrive early Thursday bringing more rain
and wind to the north coast overnight and to the south coast Thursday
morning.  Wind warnings continue for the exposed coast from northern
Vancouver Island northward.
  Temperatures will continue mild with highs today and Thursday three
or four degrees above the seasonal norm.

Freezing level..2500 metres in the south to 2000 metres in the north.
Level lowering to 2000 metres in the south to 1400 metres in the
north this afternoon.

Greater Vancouver.
Today..cloudy. Rain tapering to a few showers this afternoon.
 High 13.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low 6.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. Windy. High 13.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 80 Thursday.

Greater Victoria.
Today..cloudy. Rain tapering to a few showers this afternoon.
 Becoming windy near the water. High 13.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low 7.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. Windy. High 12.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 80 Thursday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Today..cloudy. Rain tapering to showers late this afternoon. Windy at
 times. High near 14.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low 7.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. Windy. High 13.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 90 Thursday.

Whistler.
Today..cloudy. Rain tapering to a few showers late this afternoon.
 High near 7.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low near 3.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. High near 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 90 Thursday.

Howe Sound.
Today..cloudy. Rain heavy at times tapering to showers this
 afternoon. Locally windy. High near 10.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low near 5.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. High near 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Today..cloudy. Rain tapering to showers early this afternoon.
 Windy at times. High near 12.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Low near 5.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. High near 13.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 90 Thursday.

West Vancouver Island.
Today..rain at times heavy tapering to showers this morning. Windy.
 High near 12.
Tonight..rain at times heavy developing overnight. Low near 7.
Thursday..rain at times heavy easing to showers in the morning.
 High near 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 90 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

North Vancouver Island.
Wind warning in effect for outer coast tonight.
Today..rain at times heavy tapering to showers this afternoon. Windy.
 High near 14.
Tonight..rain at times heavy developing overnight. Southeast wind 65
 to 100 km/h exposed locations outer coast overnight. Low near 7.
Thursday..rain tapering to showers in the morning. Windy.
 High near 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

Central coast - coastal sections.
Wind warning in effect.
Today..periods of rain tapering to showers this afternoon.
 Wind southerly 40 to 60 km/h exposed coast. High near 12.
Tonight..southeast wind 65 to 95 km/h exposed locations overnight.
 Rain at times heavy. Low near 6.
Thursday..rain tapering to showers in the morning. Windy.
 High near 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

Central coast - inland sections.
Today..cloudy with showers. High near 7.
Tonight..cloudy with showers. Low near 4.
Thursday..cloudy with showers. Locally high near 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Wind warning in effect for tonight.
Today..cloudy with showers. Wind southerly 40 to 60 km/h exposed
 coast. High near 11.
Tonight..rain at times heavy developing overnight. Southeast wind 60
 to 90 km/h exposed locations overnight. Low near 5.
Thursday..rain tapering to showers in the morning. Strong wind easing
 in the morning. High near 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

North coast - inland sections.
Today..cloudy with showers. High near 5.
Tonight..cloudy. Periods of rain developing overnight. Low near 2.
Thursday..rain easing to showers. High near 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

Queen Charlottes.
Wind warning in effect for tonight.
Today..cloudy with showers. Windy. High near 11.
Tonight..rain at times heavy developing overnight. Southeast wind 60
 to 90 km/h exposed locations overnight. Low near 6.
Thursday..rain tapering to showers in the morning. Strong wind easing
 in the morning. High near 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Thursday.

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418 
fpcn50 cwvr 151337
mountain forecast guidance for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 6 AM PST
Wednesday 15 november 1995 valid until midnight Thursday.
The next scheduled guidance will be issued at 2 PM today.

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

synopsis.
   The complex frontal wave system approaching the coast will move
through this morning and just cross into the BC interior later this
afternoon. Very high freezing levels along the entire coast and
locally heavy precipitation and very strong mountaintop winds will
give way to showery precipitation for the remainder of the day in
the wake of the system. In addition mountaintop winds will veer into
the west-southwest and weaken while freezing levels moderate
significanly.  However the overall pattern of rapidly approaching
frontal systems will continue as the next wave is expected to
approach the north-west coast of Vancouver Island early Thursday
morning. Since the upper flow is closer to zonal than it was
yesterday expect freezing levels to crest lower and precipitation
amounts to be less than the last sytem that crossed the coast. This
system is also moving very rapidly and will cross into the BC
interior Thursday afternoon.

Freezing level.. South.. 3000 metres south to 2800 metres north and
1400 metres southeast. Levels rising to 2500 metres southeast this
morning. Levels lowering to 1400 to 1800 metres behind the front
this afternoon. North..freezing levels rose to 3000 metres on the
coast overnight but will fall to 1400 metres behind the cold front
this afternoon.

Extended outlook..a series of rapidly moving frontal systems
continue to push onto the coast. Clouds and rain or showers will
continue through Sunday with snow showers at high levels. Freezing
levels will rise Friday to 2000 metres north and 2500 metres south
then fall Saturday to near 1500 metres

south coast mountains.
Warnings..nil.
Moderate locally heavy easing to light this afternoon. Continuing
light locally moderate through Thursday.
Mountaintop winds.. Southwest 50 to 80 km/h easing to 30 to 50 km/h
this afternoon.

Central coast mountains.
Warnings..nil.
Moderate locally heavy easing to light around noon. Continuing light
locally moderate through Thursday.
Mountaintop winds.. Southerly 60 to 90 km/h early this morning
easing to southwest 30 to 50 km/h later this morning.

North coast mountains.
Warnings..nil.
Moderate locally heavy easing to light around noon. Continuing light
locally moderate through Thursday.
Mountaintop winds.. Southerly 60 to 90 km/h early this morning
easing to southwest 30 to 50 km/h later this morning.

Confidence..fair to good. Timing always difficult with rapidly
moving systems.

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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