Venting Index

Thursday November 5, 2009


You can find the old venting reports here.
FLCN39 CWVR 051430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PST
THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY.

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

05-NOVEMBER-2009
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   15/POOR 18      285     75/GOOD 30      819     53/FAIR 12      1053
KAMLOOPS        20/POOR 12      521     74/GOOD 20      1217    99/GOOD 34      1466
OKANAGAN        13/POOR 12      521     76/GOOD 27      1136    99/GOOD 30      1695
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 6       544     41/FAIR 10      1166    11/POOR 19      511
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 5       978     48/FAIR 21      1347    62/GOOD 27      1419
REVELSTOKE      17/POOR 8       631     20/POOR 10      654     12/POOR 11      487
GOLDEN          15/POOR 6       965     18/POOR 8       989     51/FAIR 18      1298

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       SW 38   SW 40   SW 36
CRANBROOK       SW 41   SW 38   W  23

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         33/POOR 31      702     79/GOOD 39      1045    92/GOOD 26      1569
100 MILE        36/FAIR 39      1081    83/GOOD 42      1455    99/GOOD 33      2069
WILLIAMS LAKE   33/POOR 33      1084    87/GOOD 40      1534    99/GOOD 27      2661
PUNTZI MTN      13/POOR 17      955     99/GOOD 35      1912    99/GOOD 28      2595
PRINCE GEORGE   22/POOR 30      770     76/GOOD 37      1191    73/GOOD 24      1396
BURNS LAKE      15/POOR 36      747     63/GOOD 26      1215    86/GOOD 28      1549
SMITHERS        18/POOR 22      600     10/POOR 14      535     40/FAIR 21      835
MCBRIDE         16/POOR 17      804     61/GOOD 21      1330    58/GOOD 15      1503
CLEARWATER      19/POOR 11      558     17/POOR 14      496     65/GOOD 21      1050

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      SW 32   S  27   SW 49
SMITHERS        S  38   S  45   S  39

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     15/POOR 10      493     12/POOR 5       507     11/POOR 6       445
FT ST JOHN      12/POOR 15      727     14/POOR 17      753     26/POOR 30      804
WHITEHORSE      23/POOR 33      782     35/FAIR 26      903     15/POOR 21      752
DAWSON          12/POOR 27      389     48/FAIR 28      670     9/POOR  3       386
WATSON LAKE     16/POOR 16      770     10/POOR 12      707     10/POOR 1       788

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      S  36   S  43   S  37
WATSON LAKE     S  20   S  30   S  30
WHITEHORSE      SE 33   S  31   S  22
MAYO            S  8    S  9    S  9

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 25      35      14/POOR 36      25      12/POOR 29      21
FRASER VALLEY   18/POOR 33      107     18/POOR 42      96      11/POOR 27      74
SQUAMISH        16/POOR 13      155     12/POOR 13      99      14/POOR 10      147
SRN VAN ISLD    13/POOR 20      52      10/POOR 28      25      17/POOR 33      65
CNTRL VAN ISLD  17/POOR 25      82      11/POOR 37      35      67/GOOD 29      522
NRN VAN ISLD    50/FAIR 42      237     13/POOR 40      38      30/POOR 28      172
TERRACE         22/POOR 23      322     10/POOR 13      229     28/POOR 18      427
STEWART         21/POOR 16      57      11/POOR 14      27      17/POOR 10      161

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 39   S  44   SW 50
SANDSPIT        S  41   S  46   SW 46
PORT HARDY      S  27   S  38   S  38


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

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