Coastal Fire Weather Forecast for Weekend
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 8:28AM SYNOPSIS: A one-day ridge moves over the Coastal Fire Centre today {Thursday}, ahead of cooler and wetter conditions this weekend.
We’ll see mostly sunny and dry conditions with seasonal temperatures and a SW flow overall today. Wind gusts will be in the 25-30 km/h range.
A trough of low pressure will start to slide south along the coast throughout the day. Haida Gwaii will see some showers and light rain starting this afternoon.
Tonight {Thursday night}, the ridge of high pressure continues to track east which will open the door for the low to fully move over Coastal.
Friday will be a cooler day by a few degrees as the trough brings overcast skies and showers. Rain will move from the NW to the SE through the day. Wind gusts are expected to pick up through CoFC into the 30-35 km/h range and some areas in the Fraser Valley seeing some 40 km/h gusts.
OUTLOOK: Saturday to Monday: This weekend the trough of low pressure is the main feature keeping temperatures at seasonal or slightly below. We’ll also see rain through the day Saturday, with higher accumulations expected along the Coastal Mountain range.
On Sunday showers will be pulled into the SE corner if the Fraser Zone.
Monday another ridge of high-pressure returns, with an uptick in temperatures and drying.
BC Wildfire Service
Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.