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FPCN15 CWVR 200504 AAB
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:02 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026
FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.
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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.
TONIGHT..RAIN EXCEPT RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY OVER NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS.
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 30 MM OVER NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
PLUS 4.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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