Venting Index

Thursday May 15, 2008


You can find the old venting reports here.
FLCN39 CWVR 151330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
THURSDAY 15 MAY 2008 FOR TODAY.

MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.  AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.

15-MAY-2008
SOUTHERN INTERIOR                       TODAY                           TOMORROW
                7:00 AM                 4:00 PM                 4:00 PM
                VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT
                        KM/H    M               KM/H    M               KM/H    M
FRASER CANYON   13/POOR 5       385     99/GOOD 20      1827    47/FAIR 6       1588
KAMLOOPS        12/POOR 3       510     80/GOOD 9       2614    63/GOOD 5       2959
OKANAGAN        14/POOR 5       637     64/GOOD 7       2390    73/GOOD 6       3304
CASTLEGAR       19/POOR 10      690     71/GOOD 8       2498    70/GOOD 7       2736
CRANBROOK       24/POOR 10      1233    99/GOOD 15      3269    99/GOOD 18      3514
REVELSTOKE      10/POOR 1       684     50/FAIR 7       1743    20/POOR 3       1131
GOLDEN          20/POOR 5       1208    66/GOOD 10      2218    61/GOOD 8       2349

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       NW 23   W  25   NW 30
CRANBROOK       NW 29   NW 33   NW 33

CENTRAL INTERIOR                        TODAY                           TOMORROW
                7:00 AM                 4:00 PM                 4:00 PM
                VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT
                        KM/H    M               KM/H    M               KM/H    M
QUESNEL         17/POOR 19      622     99/GOOD 17      3289    74/GOOD 10      2278
100 MILE        17/POOR 9       1094    67/GOOD 5       3850    65/GOOD 5       3720
WILLIAMS LAKE   15/POOR 8       1070    81/GOOD 7       3868    55/GOOD 4       3598
PUNTZI MTN      20/POOR 11      1089    99/GOOD 20      3229    63/GOOD 5       3516
PRINCE GEORGE   21/POOR 25      779     99/GOOD 23      2958    67/GOOD 10      2170
BURNS LAKE      87/GOOD 33      1433    99/GOOD 28      2286    99/GOOD 21      3083
SMITHERS        14/POOR 18      571     45/FAIR 8       1481    99/GOOD 18      2648
MCBRIDE         15/POOR 6       917     82/GOOD 12      2493    38/FAIR 5       1912
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 3       637     59/GOOD 6       2338    48/FAIR 4       2503

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  29   W  33   W  26
SMITHERS        W  38   W  33   W  28

NORTHERN BC/YUKON                       TODAY                           TOMORROW
                7:00 AM                 4:00 PM                 4:00 PM
                VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT
                        KM/H    M               KM/H    M               KM/H    M
FORT NELSON     20/POOR 23      475     99/GOOD 34      3206    99/GOOD 12      3151
FT ST JOHN      99/GOOD 45      1488    99/GOOD 40      3022    99/GOOD 30      3190
WHITEHORSE      99/GOOD 43      1486    99/GOOD 41      2482    56/GOOD 12      1610
DAWSON          45/FAIR 21      744     99/GOOD 31      2963    83/GOOD 7       3456
WATSON LAKE     93/GOOD 33      1514    99/GOOD 30      2782    51/FAIR 8       1847

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 48   5       8
WATSON LAKE     W  48   18      23
WHITEHORSE      SW 32   17      10
MAYO            SW 22   SW 29   SW 33

COAST                                   TODAY                           TOMORROW
                7:00 AM                 4:00 PM                 4:00 PM
                VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT  VI      WND     MXG HT
                        KM/H    M               KM/H    M               KM/H    M
VANCOUVER       14/POOR 9       102     29/POOR 15      264     23/POOR 16      165
FRASER VALLEY   23/POOR 13      264     32/POOR 8       643     50/FAIR 9       1064
SQUAMISH        15/POOR 8       189     13/POOR 2       423     15/POOR 3       429
SRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 16      79      26/POOR 15      232     24/POOR 14      220
CNTRL VAN ISLD  16/POOR 9       171     39/FAIR 11      582     25/POOR 5       654
NRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 5       119     30/POOR 15      295     21/POOR 18      152
TERRACE         18/POOR 17      314     9/POOR  4       225     61/GOOD 11      1363
STEWART         22/POOR 8       126     15/POOR 4       268     13/POOR 12      70

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  19   W  27   W  31
SANDSPIT        SW 30   W  34   W  38
PORT HARDY      SW 40   SW 35   SW 29


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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