FLCN39 CWVR 241430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY 2007 FOR TODAY.

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

24-JANUARY-2007
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   16/POOR 9       376     18/POOR 10      387     28/POOR 10      610
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 7       441     17/POOR 16      437     34/FAIR 17      638
OKANAGAN        14/POOR 12      530     34/FAIR 20      710     24/POOR 10      751
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 3       599     22/POOR 10      734     38/FAIR 12      1000
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 1       1054    24/POOR 10      1225    32/POOR 12      1325
REVELSTOKE      15/POOR 6       616     23/POOR 18      594     15/POOR 13      521
GOLDEN          13/POOR 5       948     29/POOR 13      1080    31/POOR 13      1121

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    S  24   SW 48
CRANBROOK               S  13   W  48

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         28/POOR 37      645     21/POOR 38      603     10/POOR 8       560
100 MILE        27/POOR 32      1051    31/POOR 37      1058    61/GOOD 17      1669
WILLIAMS LAKE   27/POOR 31      1055    17/POOR 33      982     40/FAIR 10      1594
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 12      934     13/POOR 35      929     42/FAIR 8       1782
PRINCE GEORGE   22/POOR 43      746     15/POOR 44      714     11/POOR 14      712
BURNS LAKE      16/POOR 34      753     12/POOR 32      734     54/FAIR 12      1563
SMITHERS        18/POOR 29      584     13/POOR 26      549     40/FAIR 6       1610
MCBRIDE         15/POOR 10      848     20/POOR 13      885     15/POOR 6       909
CLEARWATER      15/POOR 9       510     21/POOR 10      629     30/POOR 10      812

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              SW 69   SW 70
SMITHERS                S  93   SW 135

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 3       448     11/POOR 12      416     13/POOR 36      401
FT ST JOHN      13/POOR 28      722     12/POOR 33      710     13/POOR 36      715
WHITEHORSE      14/POOR 15      760     10/POOR 15      718     10/POOR 11      723
DAWSON          14/POOR 11      446     11/POOR 10      408     9/POOR  8       374
WATSON LAKE     11/POOR 4       776     9/POOR  6       702     10/POOR 15      702

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              S  76   S  107
WATSON LAKE             SE 50   S  48
WHITEHORSE              SE 65   S  59
MAYO                    S  54   S  46

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 13      75      13/POOR 10      66      13/POOR 7       95
FRASER VALLEY   13/POOR 14      107     14/POOR 10      151     13/POOR 6       172
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 7       109     11/POOR 8       97      12/POOR 3       260
SRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 9       50      13/POOR 10      84      38/FAIR 15      414
CNTRL VAN ISLD  10/POOR 6       67      15/POOR 10      131     12/POOR 9       76
NRN VAN ISLD    15/POOR 38      52      12/POOR 37      37      53/FAIR 16      649
TERRACE         51/FAIR 31      518     10/POOR 10      237     15/POOR 2       791
STEWART         40/FAIR 26      257     11/POOR 13      34      10/POOR 5       37

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SE 33   S  30   SW 59
SANDSPIT        S  80   S  102  SW 102
PORT HARDY      S  106  S  111  S  130


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

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