672  
FPCN15 CWVR 070406 AAB  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.05 PM MST TUESDAY 6 JANUARY 2009  
FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5.00 AM WEDNESDAY.  
 
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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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WEST KOOTENAY.  
SNOWFALL WARNING IN EFFECT.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 CM. TEMPERATURE RISING  
TO PLUS 1 BY MORNING.  
WEDNESDAY..LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1400 METRES LATE IN THE DAY. HIGH  
PLUS 5.  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES LOWERING TO  
800 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
SNOWFALL WARNING IN EFFECT.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 CM. TEMPERATURE RISING TO  
PLUS 3 BY MORNING.  
WEDNESDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO  
1500 METRES LATE IN THE DAY. HIGH 6.  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO  
900 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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