FPCN18 CWVR 201745 FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST MONDAY 20 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 7. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE ROCKIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. FORT NELSON. TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 6. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 10 MM. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. END