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Fpcn11 cwvr 300235
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 7 PM PST Wednesday 29 november 1995
for tonight Thursday and Friday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5 AM Thursday.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  The frontal system responsible for the heavy rain over the past two
days has now exited the south coast.  Two day rainfall totals from
this front include 172 millimetres at amphitrite point on the west
side of Vancouver Island.. 148 millimetres at sheringham point near
Victoria and 144 millimetres in hope.  A cooler and showery airmass
is moving over the south coast in the wake of the major system.
This will result in unsettled conditions for the next few days.
  A low pressure centre north of the queen Charlottes this evening
will move inland and weaken overnight.  This will result in cloudy
skies and frequent showers along the north coast this evening
tapering to a few wet flurries or mixed rain and snow showers
overnight.  A further 3 to 6 centimetres.  Of snow is expected inland
before tapering to flurries overnight.

Freezing level..south..near 1500 metres lowering to 1200 metres by
Thursday evening.  North..1000 metres outer coast to surface inland.
Levels continuing to fall to near 500 metres coast Thursday
afternoon.

Greater Vancouver.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Windy this evening. Low 6.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High 11.
Friday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Low 3. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

Greater Victoria.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Westerly wind 40 to 60 km/h
 near the strait this evening. Low 7.
Thursday..cloudy with a few showers. A few sunny breaks. High 12.
Friday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Low 3. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with showers. Locally windy this evening.
 Low near 6.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High near 11.
Friday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Low near 2. High near 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

Whistler.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers becoming mixed with snow
 overnight. Low near zero.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Showers mixed with snow
 in the morning. High near 5.
Friday..cloudy with a chance of flurries. Low minus 2. High 4.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 60 Friday.

Howe Sound.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with showers. Gusty inflow wind. Low near 3.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High near 8.
Friday..cloudy with a few showers. Low near 2. High near 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with showers. Locally windy. Low 4.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High 11.
Friday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Low near 2. High near 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

West Vancouver Island.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with showers. Windy. Low 7 coast to 2 inland.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High 7 to 11.
Friday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Low near 2. High near 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

North Vancouver Island.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers. Locally windy. Low near 3.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with showers. High near 7.
Friday..mainly cloudy with showers. Low near 2. High near 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Central coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Windy this evening. Low 3.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a few showers. High 6.
Friday..cloudy with showers. Showers at times mixed with snow. Windy.
 Low near 1. High near 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

Central coast - inland sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with showers. Showers or flurries overnight.
 Low near zero.
Thursday..mainly cloudy. Morning snow showers with rain showers in
 the afternoon. High near 3.
Friday..cloudy with flurries. Windy. Low near minus 1. High near 3.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers at times mixed with snow
 later this evening. Locally windy. Low near zero.
Thursday..mainly cloudy. Showers likely. High near 5.
Friday..cloudy with showers or mixed rain and snow showers. Windy.
 Low near minus 1. High near 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 70 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

North coast - inland sections.
Tonight..snow tapering to a few flurries overnight. Additional
 accumulations of 3 to 6 cm. Windy. Low minus 6.
Thursday..mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries. High near zero.
Friday..periods of snow. Windy. Low near minus 6. High near 1.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 60 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Queen Charlottes.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers mainly this evening. Windy.
 Low near 3.
Thursday..cloudy with sunny breaks. A chance of showers. High near 6.
Friday..cloudy with a few showers. Low near minus 1. High near 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 60 Thursday and
 80 Friday.

End/mnm


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fpcn50 cwvr 291337
mountain forecast guidance for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 4 AM PST
Wednesday 29 november 1995 valid until midnight Thursday.
The next scheduled guidance will be issued at 2 PM today.

Synopsis.
    An arctic front lying in a northwest to southeast line just
west of terrace will gradually move toward the coast today and
Thursday. A warm moist frontal band will cross the south coast this
morning bringing steady precipitation then move southeastward out of
the region late this afternoon. The central coast and north coast
will remain north of the warmer airmass with showery precipitation
expected.

Freezing level..south..near 2400 metres coast sloping to 2000 metres
inland. Levels lowering to 1600 metres Wednesday evening. Levels
lowering further to 1200 metres Thursday evening.
North..1400 metres outer coast to near the surface inland north
sections. Levels falling to 1000 metres outer coast Wednesday
afternoon and falling to near the surface northern areas Thursday
afternoon.

Extended outlook.
Warm moist baroclinic zone shifts south allowing cold upper trough
to remain off coast. This will result in a cooler but still moist
airmass over coast through Sunday.

South coast mountains.
Warnings.. Heavy rain warnings most regions.
Moderate to heavy this morning changing to light locally moderate
this afternoon through Thursday.
Mountaintop winds..southwest 70 km/h becoming west 60 km/h this
afternoon.

Central coast mountains.
Warnings.. None.
Moderate to heavy changing to light locally moderate late this
morning through Thursday.
Mountaintop winds..southwest 70 km/h becoming west 40 km/h this
afternoon.

North coast mountains.
Warnings.. None.
Light locally moderate today and Thursday.
Mountaintop winds..southwest 20 becoming west 30 km/h this afternoon.

Confidence..fair to poor..satellite imagery indicates the front will
move into the interior this afternoon leaving unsettled condition
for the remainder of the day and Thursday. Amounts are likely to be
highly variable over the forecast regions the next two days.

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.

End/dcm