FLCN39 CWLW 031430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2006 FOR TODAY.

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

03-FEBRUARY-2006
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 6       411     60/GOOD 15      1032    34/FAIR 30      400
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 2       414     38/FAIR 20      650     45/FAIR 30      605
OKANAGAN        13/POOR 11      529     78/GOOD 20      1423    36/FAIR 30      642
CASTLEGAR       13/POOR 3       716     70/GOOD 20      1278    41/FAIR 30      720
CRANBROOK       12/POOR 6       1019    59/GOOD 20      1528    77/GOOD 30      1571
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 4       685     54/FAIR 20      960     36/FAIR 30      624
GOLDEN          16/POOR 6       1014    35/FAIR 20      1050    49/FAIR 30      1081

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    SW 20   W  28
CRANBROOK               W  15   NW 30

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         13/POOR 26      572     62/GOOD 22      1135    51/FAIR 19      1043
100 MILE        18/POOR 17      1039    43/FAIR 23      1253    79/GOOD 22      1842
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 14      970     54/FAIR 30      1278    58/GOOD 21      1491
PUNTZI MTN      12/POOR 15      945     41/FAIR 12      1470    15/POOR 9       1035
PRINCE GEORGE   16/POOR 27      741     60/GOOD 17      1413    45/FAIR 22      1047
BURNS LAKE      15/POOR 32      749     56/GOOD 11      1703    47/FAIR 22      1092
SMITHERS        13/POOR 17      570     55/GOOD 8       1827    32/POOR 15      833
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 7       865     48/FAIR 7       1946    50/FAIR 9       1735
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 4       565     26/POOR 7       874     33/POOR 7       1082

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              SW 52   SW 50
SMITHERS                SW 56   SW 57

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     10/POOR 6       402     11/POOR 6       454     41/FAIR 28      620
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 14      716     74/GOOD 29      1298    37/FAIR 30      884
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 10      714     10/POOR 4       732     16/POOR 13      801
DAWSON          9/POOR  5       387     9/POOR  1       395     9/POOR  1       395
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 4       725     13/POOR 8       777     10/POOR 4       739

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              S  28   SW 39
WATSON LAKE             SW 19   SW 30
WHITEHORSE              S  9    SW 35
MAYO                    W  33   SW 30

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       46/FAIR 23      351     58/GOOD 33      351     11/POOR 21      22
FRASER VALLEY   22/POOR 26      156     54/FAIR 20      576     11/POOR 31      69
SQUAMISH        21/POOR 7       387     31/POOR 7       686     10/POOR 5       95
SRN VAN ISLD    49/FAIR 15      602     57/GOOD 39      305     12/POOR 53      29
CNTRL VAN ISLD  28/POOR 18      230     72/GOOD 38      464     11/POOR 24      41
NRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 19      54      50/FAIR 43      235     15/POOR 60      41
TERRACE         19/POOR 11      384     26/POOR 4       1060    12/POOR 4       360
STEWART         12/POOR 7       93      10/POOR 3       88      10/POOR 4       70

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  13   W  43   SW 56
SANDSPIT        SW 41   SW 44   SW 50
PORT HARDY      W  39   W  43   SW 46


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

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