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906 
Fpcn11 cwvr 272337
forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 4 PM PST Wednesday 27 December 1995
for tonight Thursday and Friday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 7 PM.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  A very slow moving front generated clouds and some spotty light
precipitation over the coast today.  This frontal system will
continue to weaken but will be replaced by another disturbance
approaching from the southwest overnight and early Thursday morning.
Southeasterly winds will increase along the outer coast ahead of this
system and showers will be more widespread.  Wind warnings are in
effect for northern Vancouver Island, the central coast and the queen
Charlottes for this evening.  A more intense frontal system will
spread a band of continuous rain and very windy conditions to most of
the coast later tomorrow and overnight into Friday morning.
Temperatures will continue mild.

Freezing level..near 1700 metres in the south to 1200 metres in the
north rising to 2300 metres in the south to 1500 metres in the north
Thursday.

Greater Vancouver.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 4.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. Windy. High 8.
Friday..rain easing to showers. Low 5. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Greater Victoria.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. Chance of showers. Locally windy. Low 4.
Thursday..periods of rain. Windy. High 8.
Friday..rain easing to a few showers. Windy. Low 5. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 40 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. Chance of showers. Locally gusty outflow wind
 40 to 60 km/h. Low zero to minus 4.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of rain. Windy. High 7.
Friday..rain easing to showers. Low 4. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 40 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Whistler.
Snowfall warning issued.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Low minus 5.
Thursday..periods of snow occasionally mixed with rain in the
 afternoon. Snowfall accumulations 10 to 15 cm. High plus 2.
Friday..periods of mixed snow and rain easing to a few showers in the
 afternoon. Low zero. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 100 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

Howe Sound.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with chance of showers. Windy near the water.
 Low 2.
Thursday..periods of rain. Windy. High 6.
Friday..periods of rain easing to a few showers. Low 4. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Tonight..mainly cloudy. A few showers overnight. Low 2.
Thursday..periods of rain. Windy. High 7.
Friday..cloudy with showers. Low 5. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

West Vancouver Island.
Tonight..cloudy with showers. Windy. Low 6 coast to 2 inland.
Thursday..periods of rain. Locally windy. High 11 coast to 5 inland.
Friday..cloudy with showers. Low 5. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 100 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

North Vancouver Island.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..cloudy with a few showers. Wind increasing to east to
 southeast 60 to 90 km/h km/h. Low 6.
Thursday..periods of rain. Wind locally east 60 km/h. High 9.
Friday..rain easing to a few showers. Low 6. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

Central coast - coastal sections.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..cloudy with a few showers. Wind increasing to east to
 southeast 60 to 90 km/h. Low 5.
Thursday..periods of rain. Wind locally east 60 km/h. High 8.
Friday..rain easing to a few showers. Low 6. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

Central coast - inland sections.
Tonight..cloudy. Chance of a flurry. Low minus 1.
Thursday..periods of snow or rain. Gusty outflow wind. High plus 4.
Friday..cloudy with showers or wet flurries. Low 2. High 6.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 90 Friday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Windy. Low 6.
Thursday..periods of rain. Wind locally east 50 km/h. High 9.
Friday..periods of rain. Low 5. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

North coast - inland sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with chance of flurries. Locally gusty outflow
 wind. Low minus 4.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of snow or rain and snow mixed. Risk of
 freezing rain in the evening. Local accumulations 3 to 5 cm.
 High zero.
Friday..cloudy. Periods of rain or rain and snow mixed. Low minus 1.
 High 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

Queen Charlottes.
Wind warning in effect.
Tonight..cloudy with a few showers. Wind increasing to southeast 60
 to 90 km/h. Low 7.
Thursday..periods of rain. Wind southeast 50 with gusts to 80 km/h.
 High 10.
Friday..cloudy with showers. Low 7. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 tonight. 100 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

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627 
fpcn11 cwvr 280134 aaa
revised forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific
weather centre of Environment Canada at 5:34 PM PST Wednesday
27 December 1995 for tonight Thursday and Friday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 7 PM.

North coast - coastal sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers. Windy. Low 6.
Thursday..periods of rain. Wind locally east 50 km/h. High 9.
Friday..periods of rain. Low 5. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 tonight. 90 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

North coast - inland sections.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with chance of flurries. Patchy freezing rain.
 Locally gusty outflow wind. Low minus 4.
Thursday..cloudy. Periods of snow or rain and snow mixed. Risk of
 freezing rain. Local snowfall accumulations 3 to 5 cm. High zero.
Friday..cloudy. Periods of rain or rain and snow mixed. Low minus 1.
 High 2.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 tonight. 80 Thursday and
 100 Friday.

Remainder of forecasts unchanged.

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163 
fpcn50 cwvr 272157
mountain weather forecast for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 2:00 PM
PST Wednesday 27 December 1995 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.
 The split in the flow aloft continues just along the coast with
systems moving up into the split then weakening over the coast
mountains while the main energy and precipitation goes to the south
of the province. The next weak upper trough lies northwest to
southeast 180 nm southwest of Vancouver Island and will move to just
east of the coast mountains by thur morning. The next system is
developing as a wave and will move to 300 nm southwest of port hardy
by thur morning and will weaken and occlude to a trowal as it
crosses the coast late thur morning. A third more vigorous wave will
lie 200 nm southwest of sandspit by thur afternoon with a warm front
extending southeastward to the west coast of Vancouver Island. The
first system appears very weak and disorganized and will weaken
further as it moves across so that precipitation will be fairly
light and patchy. The next will be a little more organized as it
spreads precipitation in late thur morning but again amounts will be
fairly light. The third system will track a little further north and
bring considerable warming aloft. The precipitation with this system
should reach the coast thur evening.

Freezing level..near 1700 metres in the south. 1200 metres in the
north on the coast to near 600 metres inland. Surface over extreme
northern sections. Levels rising to near 2100 metres in the south to
1500 metres in the north thur evening.

Extended outlook.
The mild southwest flow aloft continues with another low and wave
moving in sat and another arriving sun. Heights continue to rise
over the coast through sun and this second system will track a
little further north and be fairly weak. Freezing levels will
continue very high.

South coast mountains.
Warnings.. None.
Nil to a trace overnight becoming light late thur morning. Local
moderate late thur afternoon and evening.
Mountaintop winds..southerly 10 to 20 km/h overnight increasing to
southerly 25 km/h thur morning and southerly 50 to 70 km/h late thur
afternoon.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
squamish        0-1             6-15             -2     1
duffey lk       0-1             1-5             -10    -5
allison pass    0-1             1-5             -14    -6
Fraser canyon   0-1             1-5              -8     0

central coast mountains.
Warnings..wind warning
nil to a trace overnight becoming light thur morning. Light
occasional moderate thur afternoon and evening.
Mountaintop winds..southerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to southerly
25 to 45 thur morning and southerly 50 to 80 km/h late thur
afternoon.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
heckman pass    nil             1-5              -2     4

north coast mountains.
Warnings..wind warning.
Occasional light tonight over western sections. Becoming light
occasionally moderate thur afternoon and evening.
Mountaintop winds..southerly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to southerly
30 to 50 km/h thur.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
terrace tyee    0-1             1-5               0     4
bear pass       1-5             6-15             -5    -3
ningunsaw pass  nil             1-5              -4    -1
telegraph crk   nil             0-1              -4     0

confidence..fair. Timing of the third system thur could be a little
off which would affect precip amounts. They could be higher in the
second period. There is also a good chance of some areas of freezing
rain as the warm air moves in aloft while the cold outflow
continues. Likely areas are eastern sections of the Fraser Valley,
pemberton, heckmann pass, terrace and the nass/ningunsaw areas.
A snow warning could be issued for the Whistler area this afternoon.

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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