FLCN39 CWVR 181330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2007 FOR TODAY.

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

18-APRIL-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   22/POOR 6       644     51/FAIR 5       2101    57/GOOD 7       1834
KAMLOOPS        29/POOR 6       997     85/GOOD 9       2893    59/GOOD 7       2023
OKANAGAN        12/POOR 2       766     93/GOOD 11      2938    37/FAIR 7       1282
CASTLEGAR       19/POOR 9       707     82/GOOD 10      2606    43/FAIR 8       1400
CRANBROOK       30/POOR 11      1325    90/GOOD 14      2767    54/FAIR 12      1796
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 4       659     40/FAIR 5       1719    25/POOR 4       1224
GOLDEN          15/POOR 3       1151    49/FAIR 7       2063    43/FAIR 9       1593

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    N  20   NE 24
CRANBROOK               N  19   E  20

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         12/POOR 16      580     99/GOOD 16      3487    99/GOOD 27      1779
100 MILE        30/POOR 14      1240    99/GOOD 10      4032    79/GOOD 11      2743
WILLIAMS LAKE   17/POOR 11      1079    99/GOOD 16      4066    99/GOOD 19      3037
PUNTZI MTN      25/POOR 12      1160    69/GOOD 5       3963    99/GOOD 19      2855
PRINCE GEORGE   11/POOR 8       731     99/GOOD 18      3506    97/GOOD 30      1683
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 14      758     62/GOOD 5       3306    99/GOOD 25      2527
SMITHERS        14/POOR 9       633     45/FAIR 3       3135    73/GOOD 11      2052
MCBRIDE         12/POOR 2       957     56/GOOD 5       2895    48/FAIR 7       1948
CLEARWATER      14/POOR 2       847     46/FAIR 4       2400    44/FAIR 5       1876

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              N  13   0  0
SMITHERS                0  0    W  9

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     14/POOR 10      472     83/GOOD 12      2208    83/GOOD 15      1813
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 11      731     99/GOOD 20      2611    91/GOOD 23      1838
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 10      765     84/GOOD 10      2930    59/GOOD 6       2674
DAWSON          12/POOR 13      408     97/GOOD 14      2488    78/GOOD 8       2747
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 5       730     89/GOOD 10      3161    99/GOOD 15      2788

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              SE 11   0  0
WATSON LAKE             0  0    0  0
WHITEHORSE              SE 9    SW 17
MAYO                    0  0    0  0

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       23/POOR 10      271     50/FAIR 12      750     30/POOR 6       694
FRASER VALLEY   20/POOR 11      254     66/GOOD 15      1002    57/GOOD 9       1295
SQUAMISH        17/POOR 4       420     38/FAIR 6       1032    32/POOR 5       985
SRN VAN ISLD    26/POOR 11      316     38/FAIR 15      423     30/POOR 9       484
CNTRL VAN ISLD  25/POOR 15      231     44/FAIR 10      764     68/GOOD 12      1277
NRN VAN ISLD    15/POOR 8       166     47/FAIR 8       1054    85/GOOD 24      966
TERRACE         12/POOR 1       677     39/FAIR 3       2316    59/GOOD 7       1901
STEWART         22/POOR 3       44      53/FAIR 5       2007    22/POOR 6       431

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  13   NW 20   NW 15
SANDSPIT        0  0    0  0    SE 9
PORT HARDY      0  0    NE 11   NE 11


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

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