FLCN39 CWVR 171330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2006 FOR TODAY.

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

17-OCTOBER-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 5       450     32/POOR 8       801     76/GOOD 30      841
KAMLOOPS        47/FAIR 16      869     42/FAIR 10      1037    39/FAIR 30      551
OKANAGAN        26/POOR 6       986     17/POOR 2       1203    45/FAIR 9       1303
CASTLEGAR       17/POOR 7       703     31/POOR 4       1598    37/FAIR 6       1431
CRANBROOK       13/POOR 3       1199    35/FAIR 5       2014    48/FAIR 12      1660
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 3       742     21/POOR 3       1192    16/POOR 3       904
GOLDEN          18/POOR 3       1374    24/POOR 3       1725    16/POOR 2       1447

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    N  26   N  9
CRANBROOK               0  0    N  11

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         11/POOR 10      587     59/GOOD 19      1159    13/POOR 31      568
100 MILE        37/FAIR 20      1227    39/FAIR 11      1515    15/POOR 25      986
WILLIAMS LAKE   18/POOR 13      1067    39/FAIR 10      1560    14/POOR 21      982
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 3       960     18/POOR 5       1250    11/POOR 12      944
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 3       754     54/FAIR 18      1265    14/POOR 35      716
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 7       739     23/POOR 6       1165    14/POOR 33      745
SMITHERS        13/POOR 11      589     11/POOR 1       841     11/POOR 6       570
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 4       961     18/POOR 3       1267    14/POOR 7       859
CLEARWATER      17/POOR 4       784     24/POOR 4       1090    17/POOR 6       651

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              N  20   N  24
SMITHERS                SW 9    W  17

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     12/POOR 10      442     27/POOR 10      724     12/POOR 10      435
FT ST JOHN      17/POOR 15      794     58/GOOD 27      1121    44/FAIR 31      935
WHITEHORSE      11/POOR 9       733     23/POOR 15      876     17/POOR 9       865
DAWSON          10/POOR 8       395     12/POOR 6       473     13/POOR 3       586
WATSON LAKE     11/POOR 8       729     14/POOR 4       913     13/POOR 4       866

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              SW 46   W  43
WATSON LAKE             W  48   NW 44
WHITEHORSE              W  24   W  37
MAYO                    NW 33   W  39

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       15/POOR 6       199     23/POOR 6       458     32/POOR 12      393
FRASER VALLEY   28/POOR 25      205     28/POOR 5       815     34/FAIR 11      506
SQUAMISH        21/POOR 13      228     29/POOR 5       845     20/POOR 6       388
SRN VAN ISLD    26/POOR 19      191     13/POOR 3       259     26/POOR 16      219
CNTRL VAN ISLD  14/POOR 13      99      30/POOR 8       540     37/FAIR 10      594
NRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 19      73      15/POOR 3       361     11/POOR 31      34
TERRACE         12/POOR 5       318     17/POOR 4       580     11/POOR 8       269
STEWART         10/POOR 2       58      12/POOR 4       160     9/POOR  5       23

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       0  0    N  15   NW 19
SANDSPIT        E  22   NE 13   N  20
PORT HARDY      W  13   NW 13   NW 20


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

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