FPCN18 CWVR 201145 FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2024 FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 13. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 17 WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 13 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 12. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FORT NELSON. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 11. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. END