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213 
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forecasts for coastal British Columbia issued by the Pacific weather
centre of Environment Canada at 10 AM PST Thursday 11 January 1996
for today and Friday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 4 PM.

Synopsis for coastal BC.
  The storm that brought strong wind and heavy rain to much of the
coast continues to weaken.  Rain has eased over northern Vancouver
Island but moderate amounts continue on parts of the central coast. 
Heavy rainfall warnings continue for this area but have ended for the
remainder of the coast.  Periods of rain and gusty winds continue on
the north coast while over the inner south coast a little sunshine
has begun to break through.  This pattern will continue into Friday
with periods of rain for the central and north coasts and a mix of
cloud and sun and scattered showers in the south.  With the flow off
the Pacific very mild temperature are once again forecast for all
regions.

Freezing level..south..near 2600 metres on the coast to 1900 metres
inland lowering Friday afternoon to 2000 metres coast and near 1500
metres inland.  North..near 1800 metres coast to 1500 metres inland
except near surface inland northern sections.  Levels lowering Friday
to near 1200 metres.

Greater Vancouver.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of showers. Windy.
 High 12.
Tonight..cloudy with clear periods. Patchy fog. Low 7.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of a shower. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 30 today. 20 tonight and
 40 Friday.

Greater Victoria.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of showers. High 13.
Tonight..cloudy periods. Slight chance of showers. Patchy fog. Low 6.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers. High 12.
Probability of precipitation in percent 30 today. 30 tonight and
 40 Friday.

Lower Fraser Valley.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers. High 12.
Tonight..cloudy periods slight chance of showers. Patchy fog. Low 6.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 40 today. 30 tonight and
 40 Friday.

Whistler.
Today..cloudy. A few showers. High 6.
Tonight..cloudy. A few showers. Low 2.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of a shower. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 80 today. 80 tonight and
 60 Friday.

Howe Sound.
Today..cloudy. A few showers. High 9.
Tonight..cloudy. A few showers. Low 5.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of a shower. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 60 Friday.

Sunshine Coast
east Vancouver Island.
Today..cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of a shower. Southeast wind
 40 to 60 km/h. High 11.
Tonight..mainly cloudy with a few showers mainly northern sections.
 Windy. Low 5.
Friday..cloudy with sunny periods. A chance of showers. High 11.
Probability of precipitation in percent 60 today. 80 tonight and
 60 Friday.

West Vancouver Island.
Today..cloudy. Periods of rain or drizzle mainly over northern
 sections. Windy. High 13.
Tonight..cloudy with a few showers. Windy. Low 7.
Friday..mainly cloudy. A few showers. High 12.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 80 tonight and
 80 Friday.

North Vancouver Island.
Heavy rain warning ended.
Today..periods of rain. Wind southeast 40 to 60 km/h. High 10.
Tonight..periods of rain or drizzle. Windy. Low 6.
Friday..periods of rain. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Friday.

Central coast - coastal sections.
Heavy rain warning in effect.
Today..rain heavy at times. Southeast wind 30 to 60 km/h with locally
 higher gusts easing this afternoon. High 11.
Tonight..rain heavy at times easing this evening. Further rainfall
 amounts 60 to 110 mm. Windy. Low 6.
Friday..periods of rain. Windy. High 10.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Friday.

Central coast - inland sections.
Heavy rain warning in effect.
Today..rain heavy at times. Windy. High 6.
Tonight..rain easing overnight. Further rainfall amounts 50 to
 100 mm. Low 3.
Friday..periods of rain. High 5.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 90 Friday.

North coast - coastal sections.
Today..periods of rain. Southerly wind 30 to 50 km/h. High 11.
Tonight..periods of rain. Windy. Low 6.
Friday..periods of rain. High 8.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Friday.

North coast - inland sections.
Heavy snow warning ended.
Today..periods of rain. Windy. High 7.
Tonight..periods of rain with snow northern sections. Low 3.
Friday..periods of rain with snow northern sections. High 7.
Probability of precipitation in percent 100 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Friday.

Queen Charlottes.
Today..cloudy with a few showers. Locally windy. High 12.
Tonight..periods of rain. Windy. Low 7.
Friday..periods of rain. High 9.
Probability of precipitation in percent 90 today. 100 tonight and
 100 Friday.

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405 
fpcn50 cwvr 032130
mountain weather forecast for coastal British Columbia issued by the
Pacific weather centre of Environment Canada in Vancouver at 2:00 PM
PST Wednesday 3 January 1996 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.
A big upper ridge covers the gulf of Alaska with a northerly flow
over the coast. The ridge supports a 1040 mb arctic surface high
centered over the central yukon. This high centre will move to
north-central BC by Thursday afternoon. The arctic front extends
from near rosespit on the queen Charlottes to vicinty bella coola -
southeastwards. Overnight the central and southern portions will
push out to queen charlotte Sound on the central coast and strait of
georgia in the south. Cloud associated with the front May generate
some isolated light flurries over eastern slopes tonight. Otherwise
conditions will be mainly clear and cold with strong surface outflow
winds through the inlets and valleys.

Freezing level..surface central and north coasts. In the south near
1400 metres coast to 1000 metres inland lowering to 600 metres coast
and surface inland overnight and Thursday.

Extended outlook.
On Friday the surface high will move to central sask and the upper
high will drift eastward allowing overrunning cloud on the next
series of fronts to reach the coast in the evening and precipitation
to spread onto the coast overnight. On sat the upper high will move
inland bringing a mild southwest flow over the coast with rising
freezing levels and significant precipitation. The front will move
inland early sun leaving the coast under an unstable showery and
somewhat cooler pattern again.

South coast mountains.
Warnings.. None.
Occasional light flurries eastern slopes this evening then nil.
Mountaintop winds..northwest 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 km/h
overnight. Outflow winds 30 to 40 km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
squamish        nil             nil              -3    -1
duffey lk       0-1             nil             -10    -7
allison pass    0-1             nil              -5    -3
Fraser canyon   nil             nil              -2     0

central coast mountains.
Warnings.. Artic outflow warning.
Occasional light flurries eastern slopes this evening then nil.
Mountaintop winds..northeast 30 to 40 km/h. Outflow winds 50 to 80
km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
heckman pass    0-1             nil             -12    -9

north coast mountains.
Warnings.. Artic outflow warning.
Nil tonight and thurs.
Mountaintop winds..northeast 30 to 40 km/h becoming easterly 30 to
40 km/h overnight. Outflow winds 60 to 90 km/h at the surface.

Location        precip to 4am   precip 4am-4pm   min  max
                Thursday          Thursday
terrace tyee    nil             nil              -6    -2
bear pass       nil             nil             -11    -8
ningunsaw pass  nil             nil             -16   -11
telegraph crk   nil             nil             -17    -6

confidence..good. Fairly straightfoward dry arctic pattern in the
short term. Tempertures in the north might be a little colder.
Details of the breakdown fri night and sat still a little uncertain
but thickness pattern and advections indicate freezing levels near
1800 metres in the south and 1500 metres in the north for sat
afternoon.  In addition there's a good chance of some freezing rain
with this situation.

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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