ALPINE RECREATION FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH COAST MOUNTAINS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2 PM PST TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2005. THE NEXT MOUNTAIN FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM WEDNESDAY. SYNOPSIS..WARM MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE FLOODING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW BRINGING PRECIPITATION AND HIGH FREEZING LEVELS TO THE SOUTH COAST MOUNTAINS. MOUNT SEYMOUR. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. ALPINE LOW 6. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 20 TO 30 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 2100 METRES. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO 30. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. ALPINE HIGH 9. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 20 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 2000 METRES. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. EXTENDED FORECAST FOR MOUNT SEYMOUR. THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 15 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 1500 METRES. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN RAINFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 20 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 2000 METRES. SATURDAY.. PERIODS OF RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 40 TO 50 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 2500 METRES. 5 DAY TREND..A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION WILL BRING LOWER FREEZING LEVELS ON THURSDAY BUT WET AND MILD WEATHER WITH HIGH FREEZING LEVELS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. COPYRIGHT 2005 ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

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