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Fpcn11 cwvr 032330
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 4 PM PST Sunday 3 December 1995 for
tonight Monday and Tuesday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 7 PM.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  Very strong northwest winds will develop this evening as a cold
front pushes through southern districts.  In northern areas a low
pressure system off the Charlottes this afternoon will move inland
this evening.  Snow from this system will taper overnight.
  By Monday morning only isolated to scattered flurries are expected
over the south.  Another low pressure system will approach the
Charlottes from the northwest spreading light snow to the north later
in the day.  This system will intensify rapidly bringing significant
snowfalls to the north and northern central coasts Monday night and
Tuesday.

Freezing level..south..1100 metres lowering to near the surface
tonight and rising to 300 metres Monday afternoon.
North..surface except 200 metres on the outer coast falling to the
surface on Monday.

Greater Vancouver.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..rain tapering to a few showers or flurries. Wind
increasing to northwest
 60 km/h with gusts to 90 in exposed locations. Low near zero.
Monday..flurries likely in the morning. Clearing in the afternoon.
 Wind diminishing in the morning. High 5.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low zero. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 70 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

Greater Victoria.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..rain tapering to a few showers or flurries. Wind increasing
to northwest
 60 km/h with gusts to 90 near the strait. Low near zero.
Monday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers or flurries.
 Wind diminishing in the morning. High 6.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low zero. High 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 40 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Tonight..rain tapering to showers or flurries. Wind southeast 40 km/h
 shifting to west 50 km/h with gusts to 80 km/h late this evening.
 Low zero.
Monday..mainly cloudy. A few showers or flurries. Wind diminishing in
 the morning. High 4.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low minus 1. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 80 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

Whistler.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow tapering to a few flurries giving total accumulation of
 20 cm. Gusty southwest wind. Low minus 4.
Monday..cloudy with sunny breaks. Chance of flurries. Wind easing.
 High minus 3.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low minus 3. High 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 60 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

Howe Sound.
Tonight..rain tapering to a few showers or flurries. West wind
 40 km/h with gusts to 60 km/h this evening. Low zero.
Monday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of flurries or showers.
 Wind diminishing in the morning. High 3.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low minus 1. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 60 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..rain tapering to a few showers or flurries. Wind northwest
 60 km/h with gusts to 90 in exposed locations. Low zero.
Monday..a mix of sun and cloud. Wind diminishing in the afternoon.
 High 7.
Tuesday..cloudy with showers or flurries. Windy. Low minus 1. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 20 Monday and
 80 Tuesday.

West Vancouver Island.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..rain changing to a few flurries or showers. Local snow
 accumulations to 3 centimetres. Wind southwest 60 km/h with gusts to
 90 km/h over exposed coastal locations. Low zero.
Monday..mainly cloudy with a few flurries or showers.
 Wind diminishing in the morning. High 5.
Tuesday..periods of rain or snow. Windy. Low 1. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

North Vancouver Island.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..flurries and windy. Local accumulations to 5 centimetres.
 Low zero.
Monday..mainly cloudy. A few flurries or showers. Wind easing.
 High 3.
Tuesday..periods of rain or snow. Windy. Low 1. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

Central coast - coastal sections.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..wet flurries with local accumulations to 5 centimetres.
 Low minus 1.
Monday..cloudy with chance of flurries. Snow developing in evening.
 High plus 1.
Tuesday..periods of snow or rain ending. Windy. Low zero.
 High plus 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

Central coast - inland sections.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow tapering to a few flurries. Local accumulations up to
 20 cm. Locally windy. Low minus 4.
Monday..cloudy with chance of flurries. High minus 2.
Tuesday..snow. Windy. Low near minus 10. High near minus 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 60 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Snowfall warning ended.
Tonight..cloudy with a few flurries. Flurries heavy at times this
 evening. Local accumulations up to 10 cm. Locally gusty wind.
 Low minus 5.
Monday..mainly cloudy with chance of flurries. Snow developing in
 evening. High zero.
Tuesday..snow ending by noon. Windy. Low near zero. High plus 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

North coast - inland sections.
Snowfall warning ended.
Tonight..cloudy with a few flurries. Local accumulations 3 to 8 cm.
 Low minus 7.
Monday..mainly cloudy with chance of flurries. Snow developing in
 evening. High minus 4.
Tuesday..snow. Windy. Low near minus 10. High near minus 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

Queen Charlottes.
Snowfall warning in effect.
Tonight..snow tapering to a few flurries. Local accumulations up to
 20 cm. Gusty west wind. Low minus 3.
Monday..cloudy. Snow or rain developing. High 3.
Tuesday..periods of snow or rain. Windy. Low zero to minus 3.
 High plus 2 coast to zero.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Monday and
 90 Tuesday.

End/cjd


878 
fpcn50 cwvr 032140
mountain weather forecast for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 2:00 PM
PST Sunday 3 December 1995 valid until midnight Monday.  The next
scheduled forecast will be issued at 6:00 AM PST Monday.

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 very cold upper low located near 56n 136w at 12 PM has been
moving se about 10 knots. Its expected to curve more to the east to
lie near prince George Monday morning. Satellite imagery
indicates heavy convection rotating cyclonically around the upper low
all the way down to the central coast. Heights will continue to fall
today as upper low approaches. This coupled a with strong onshore
flowwill maintain locally heavy snows until this evening. Onshore
flowwill ease overnight so precipitation will taper off. Areas near
the core of the system May expect moderate to heavy snow for short
periods of time as it passes overhead.

A developing system approaching from southwest Alaska will spread
light snow to region from the west-northwest late Monday.

  In the south a low pressure system near 46n 131w will move rapidly
northeast to just south of Vancouver by late this afternoon and into
southern alberta early Monday. The northern edge of clouds and
weather with this system extends to just north of port hardy.
Precipitation has become more organized to the east of the system as
weak warm air advection continues aloft. With the passage of an
associated strong cold front late this evening precipitation will
become convective. Winds in the lee of the cold front will gust as
high as 90 km/h for a few hours.

Convection will ease Monday as heights rebound and onshore flow
weakens.the arctic front will slide
to a position just south of Vancouver and will stall early Tuesday
morning.

Freezing level..in the south 700 metres rising to 1100 metres this
afternoon. Levels lowering to near surface tonight and rising to
300 metres Monday afternoon. Central..400 metres coast to
surface inland lowering to surface tonight. North coast..surface.

Extended outlook.
In the south and southern central areas the arctic front will
gradually weaken in place Tuesday
and Wednesday. Flurries will beome infrequent Tuesday as the flow
below 700 mb becomes light except moderate outflow through inlets.
In the north an intense winter storm will move onshore
Tuesday morning bringing heavy snow to areas north of bella coola.
Late Wednesday will bring a new surge of arctic air to the lower
mainland and diminishing precipitation in the north.

South coast mountains.
Warnings.. Snowfall warning.
Light becoming briefly moderate this
afternoon and evening then light convective overnight. Nil to light
convective Monday.
Mountaintop winds..southerly 60 km/h shifting to westerly 80 to 90
km/h this evening and easing to northwesterly 50 km/h Monday morning.

South coast

location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm  min     max
                Monday          Monday

squamish       6-15             1-5             -02      02
duffey lk      6-15             6-15            -05     -02
allison pass   6-15             6-15            -06     -03
Fraser canyon  6-15             6-15             00      02

central coast mountains.
Warnings.. Snowfall warning.
Light to moderate convective today easing to light tonight. Light
convective Monday.
Mountaintop winds..southwest 60 km/h shifting to west 40 early this
evening.

Central coast

location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min     max
                Monday          Monday

heckman pass   6-15           6-15            -10      -08


north coast mountains.
Warnings.. Snowfall warning.
Light to moderate convective easing to light early this evening.
Light convective Monday.
Mountaintop winds..southwest 40 km/h
shifting to northwest 60 overnight.

North coast

location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm  min     max
                Monday          Monday

terrace tyee    6-15           1-5             -08   -07
bear pass       1-5            1-5             -13   -10
ningunsaw pass  1-5            1-5             -20   -17
telegraph crk   1-5            1-5             -18   -16

confidence..fair. Computer models have poorly intialized systems
however satellite imagery is helping to subjectively correct model
deficiencies. Model gross features look ok.

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/cjd