FPCN18 CWVR 171233 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:32 A.M. MST FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: FORT NELSON: 420 METRES. FORT ST. JOHN: 700 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. STEAMBOAT HILL: 1080 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW PLUS 3. SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW PLUS 2. SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END