FLCN39 CWVR 201330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
TUESDAY 20 MARCH 2007 FOR TODAY.

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

20-MARCH-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   53/FAIR 12      1052    68/GOOD 10      1735    51/FAIR 11      1089
KAMLOOPS        59/GOOD 34      693     18/POOR 1       2014    92/GOOD 24      1454
OKANAGAN        41/FAIR 24      735     99/GOOD 25      2408    75/GOOD 18      1450
CASTLEGAR       55/GOOD 16      1162    83/GOOD 17      1784    67/GOOD 10      1952
CRANBROOK       99/GOOD 19      2776    81/GOOD 27      1696    87/GOOD 17      2331
REVELSTOKE      66/GOOD 9       2044    65/GOOD 20      1143    52/FAIR 7       1842
GOLDEN          80/GOOD 9       3026    93/GOOD 19      2233    46/FAIR 7       1913

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    SW 48   SW 78
CRANBROOK               SW 48   W  70

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         92/GOOD 25      1604    99/GOOD 22      2158    77/GOOD 31      1145
100 MILE        74/GOOD 25      1629    99/GOOD 28      3684    73/GOOD 28      1540
WILLIAMS LAKE   92/GOOD 23      2104    99/GOOD 27      3996    61/GOOD 25      1440
PUNTZI MTN      96/GOOD 31      1849    99/GOOD 24      3799    99/GOOD 30      2225
PRINCE GEORGE   94/GOOD 29      1657    99/GOOD 30      3087    74/GOOD 35      1191
BURNS LAKE      99/GOOD 35      1617    99/GOOD 19      3015    99/GOOD 39      1827
SMITHERS        93/GOOD 26      1579    99/GOOD 17      2871    98/GOOD 27      1655
MCBRIDE         53/FAIR 11      1627    99/GOOD 22      2460    41/FAIR 10      1410
CLEARWATER      90/GOOD 19      1752    99/GOOD 15      2550    50/FAIR 10      1307

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              W  41   W  28
SMITHERS                W  59   W  52

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     18/POOR 7       617     55/GOOD 15      1084    44/FAIR 25      682
FT ST JOHN      20/POOR 6       1044    70/GOOD 25      1323    88/GOOD 36      1380
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 7       776     73/GOOD 12      2119    99/GOOD 28      2137
DAWSON          10/POOR 4       413     61/GOOD 11      1512    79/GOOD 19      1415
WATSON LAKE     40/FAIR 8       1490    48/FAIR 8       1770    91/GOOD 29      1589

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              NW 33   W  37
WATSON LAKE             N  17   W  20
WHITEHORSE              NW 30   NW 30
MAYO                    NW 17   NW 17

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       79/GOOD 48      415     83/GOOD 33      657     43/FAIR 18      409
FRASER VALLEY   62/GOOD 33      451     79/GOOD 23      922     24/POOR 5       612
SQUAMISH        40/FAIR 10      697     69/GOOD 11      1432    25/POOR 7       488
SRN VAN ISLD    99/GOOD 35      912     99/GOOD 29      1770    22/POOR 12      228
CNTRL VAN ISLD  82/GOOD 35      623     91/GOOD 15      1767    35/FAIR 19      300
NRN VAN ISLD    64/GOOD 28      502     69/GOOD 12      1294    29/POOR 20      222
TERRACE         23/POOR 11      454     75/GOOD 12      1688    26/POOR 13      465
STEWART         17/POOR 9       177     46/FAIR 8       1007    37/FAIR 23      259

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  57   W  41   W  67
SANDSPIT        NW 52   NW 54   W  48
PORT HARDY      W  50   W  57   W  59


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

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