Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Lookie at what's coming our way, a nasty couple of days coming in for a stay

The legendary rains and wind of November seem to be planning an early arrival as Environment Canada issues a number of weather warnings for the NOrth Coast and Queen Charlotte Islands for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday and beyond .

With winds of up to 100 km an hour and rainfall amounts of 120 MM during the course of the weather event, indoor activities might be the best plan for the next few days...



RAINFALL WARNING: North Coast-Coastal Sections
Issued at 11:34 PM PDT MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2008

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 120 MM OVER NORTH COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS AND UP TO 100 MM OVER NORTH COAST - INLAND SECTIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

AN INTENSE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTH COAST ON TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER QUEEN CHARLOTTES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER THE NORTH/CENTRAL COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL ABATE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGIONS. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTH COAST STARTING TUESDAY EVENING.

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 120 MM ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 50 MM ARE FORECAST FOR NORTH COAST - INLAND SECTIONS EXCEPT NEAR STEWART WHERE TOTAL AMOUNTS UP TO 100 MM ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN WILL TAPER TO A FEW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WIND WARNING: North Coast-Coastal Sections
Issued at 11:34 PM PDT MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2008

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 90 KM/H OVER QUEEN CHARLOTTES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 100 KM/H OVER NORTH/CENTRAL COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS TUESDAY EVENING. THIS IS A WARNING THAT POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

AN INTENSE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTH COAST ON TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER QUEEN CHARLOTTES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER THE NORTH/CENTRAL COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL ABATE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGIONS. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTH COAST STARTING TUESDAY EVENING.

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 120 MM ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH COAST - COASTAL SECTIONS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 50 MM ARE FORECAST FOR NORTH COAST - INLAND SECTIONS EXCEPT NEAR STEWART WHERE TOTAL AMOUNTS UP

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