Wildfire Weather Forecast

Thurs-Fri: A ridge of high pressure is the dominant feature right through the weekend. We will continue to see warm and dry conditions for the Coastal Fire Centre, with temperatures being 5-8 degrees above seasonal for many spots.

RH values will drop with the continuous drying and lack of moisture.
The most drastic drying will be in the SE Fraser Zone and east Pemberton.

A thermal trough off Vancouver Island will produce outflow winds mostly for the island but southern areas in the Fraser Zone will have outflow winds until early afternoon today. This will help elevate drying conditions throughout the CoFC and we see widespread poor recoveries for RH values overnight. There is no strong threat of thunderstorms over the next couple of days, but we are watching some indications of activity around Manning Park for tonight and into Saturday evening also. 

Tomorrow remains hot and dry with a typical SW flow for the mainland and light and variable winds for Vancouver Island.

Sat-Mon: Ridge remains in place and conditions continue to be warm and dry for Saturday. As the ridge progresses east, we start to see subtle dips in temperatures, N to SW through CoFC, starting on Sunday. With the cooler conditions we also see RH values rebound throughout the Coastal Fire Centre into next week. Sunday brings the potential for some thunderstorm development. As we tap into a weak low to the south and some sub-tropical moisture. As it stands now any activity seems to stay east of CoFC. We will continue to monitor. 

BC Coastal Fire Centre

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.