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Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia


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FPCN15 CWVR 101145
Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia issued by 
Environment Canada at 5.00 AM MST Sunday 10 December 2006 for today 
and Monday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 11.00 AM.

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Major reference elevations:
  Castlegar:                  430 metres.
  Cranbrook:                  920 metres.
  Blueberry-Paulson:         1570 metres.
  Kootenay Pass:             1774 metres.
  Crowsnest Pass:            1300 metres.
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Boundary.
Today..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. 
Periods of rain beginning near noon. Snow level rising to 1500 metres
near noon. High plus 3.
Tonight..Cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers changing to 
flurries overnight. Snow level 800 metres lowering to valley bottom 
overnight. Low plus 2.
Monday..Snow changing to rain late in the morning. Rainfall amount 15
mm. Snow level rising to 1000 metres in the afternoon. Wind becoming
south 20 km/h late in the morning. Temperature steady near plus 3.

Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake.
Today..Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and of rain 
showers this afternoon. Snow level rising to 800 metres this 
afternoon. High plus 3.
Tonight..Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers this evening and 
of flurries overnight. Snow level 800 metres lowering to valley 
bottom near midnight. Low plus 2.
Monday..Light snow changing to rain in the morning. Rainfall amount 
10 mm. Snow level rising to 1000 metres in the afternoon. Wind 
becoming southeast 20 km/h in the afternoon. High plus 4.

West Kootenay.
Today..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or wet flurries. 
Snow level near valley bottom. High plus 3.
Tonight..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers. A few 
flurries beginning overnight. Snow level near valley bottom. 
Temperature steady near plus 2.
Monday..Snow changing to rain in the afternoon. Rainfall amount 10 to 
20 mm. Snow level near valley bottom. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h
in the afternoon. High plus 3.

Kootenay Lake.
Today..Cloudy. A few flurries and rain showers beginning late this 
morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High plus 2.
Tonight..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low plus 1.
Monday..Periods of snow changing to rain late in the day. Snowfall 
amount 2 cm. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming southeast 20
km/h in the afternoon. High plus 3.

East Kootenay.
Today..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Fog patches 
dissipating this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h early this 
afternoon. High plus 1.
Tonight..Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind 
west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Temperature steady near
zero.
Monday..Cloudy. Snow beginning late in the morning. Amount 2 cm. High 
plus 2.

Elk Valley.
Today..Cloudy with sunny periods. Wind becoming west 30 km/h early 
this afternoon. High plus 2.
Tonight..Cloudy. Wind west 30 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 
minus 1.
Monday..Cloudy with sunny periods. 40 percent chance of flurries in 
the afternoon. Periods of snow beginning late in the day. Amount 2
cm. Wind west 30 km/h becoming light in the evening. High plus 2.

END/TC






Created: 2002-12-31
Modified: 2004-07-13
Reviewed: 2002-12-31
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