FPCN13 CWVR 291848 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11.47 AM PDT FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4.00 PM. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: OKANAGAN AND KAMLOOPS LAKES: 340 METRES. COQUIHALLA - HOPE TO MERRITT 1230 METRES. COQUIHALLA - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS: 1440 METRES. CONNECTOR - PENNASK SUMMIT: 1728 METRES. ALLISON PASS: 1340 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH THE RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THUNDERSHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE DAY. HIGH 18. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END/RW