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Our forecast is custom-made and comes from the Southeast Fire Centre located in Castlegar, BC. The forecast is site specific for Red Mountain Resort, base and upper elevations.

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Weather Forecast

Issued:

Thursday March 18, 2010 10:30 PDT

Synopsis

An upper ridge of high pressure should build and hold over the coast today and Friday. Limited moisture embedded in the resulting unstable northwesterly flow aloft should allow a few clouds to develop each afternoon. Otherwise dry, mainly clear conditions will persist.

Freezing Level

Rising to between 1400 & 1600 metres this afternoon and again Friday afternoon. Dropping to surface tonight and again Friday night.

Spot Forecast:
  Temp (High/Low) Wind (Today/Tonight) Snowfall (Today/Tonight) Water Equiv. (Today/Tonight)
Base (1189 Metres) +5 / -5 LGT N / LGT N 0 / 0 0 / 0
Summit (2036 Metres) -1 / -9 LGT-MDT NW-NE / LGT-MDT NW-NE 0 / 0 0 / 0

KEY: Winds LGT=0-20 km/h MDT=20-40 km/h STG >40 km/h. Today period 8 am to 6 pm. Tonight period 6 pm to 8 am. Temps in C, Snowfall in CM, Water in MM.

Forecast:

TODAY: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds.

TONIGHT: Clear with a few evening clouds.

FRIDAY: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High near +6 at the base, near -1 at Granite.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear. Low near -5 at the base, near -9 at Granite.

OUTLOOK (GRANITE):
SATURDAY: Mainly sunny. High near +2.

SUNDAY: Cloudy with sunny breaks, 60% chance of afternoon flurries. High near -1.

MONDAY: Cloudy with a few flurries and sunny breaks. High near -2.

CONFIDENCE: Fair to good through Saturday, fair beyond. The upper ridge of high pressure should shift overhead on Saturday. Much uncertainty Sunday and Monday with very little agreement amongst the computer models, an upper trough approaches from the coast but its timing and moisture content are challenging.

Ron Lakeman

Issued by the Southeast Fire Centre, Weather Services. For use by Red Mountain Resort only.