FLCN39 CWVR 121430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 2008 FOR TODAY.

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

12-JANUARY-2008
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 8       375     35/FAIR 20      489     55/GOOD 20      755
KAMLOOPS        11/POOR 5       414     25/POOR 20      496     22/POOR 20      470
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 9       471     18/POOR 15      562     35/FAIR 15      814
CASTLEGAR       12/POOR 4       608     20/POOR 10      709     36/FAIR 12      954
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 2       1028    21/POOR 10      1167    27/POOR 10      1279
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 5       607     15/POOR 5       646     18/POOR 5       787
GOLDEN          14/POOR 6       938     15/POOR 4       1037    18/POOR 5       1125

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  23   W  25   W  26
CRANBROOK       W  16   W  21   W  18

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         23/POOR 28      639     21/POOR 33      612     30/POOR 34      665
100 MILE        32/POOR 33      1081    44/FAIR 31      1185    57/GOOD 30      1312
WILLIAMS LAKE   29/POOR 29      1076    17/POOR 31      989     23/POOR 32      1025
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 5       944     14/POOR 15      966     11/POOR 9       947
PRINCE GEORGE   12/POOR 19      719     20/POOR 37      747     17/POOR 35      733
BURNS LAKE      14/POOR 25      750     12/POOR 30      731     17/POOR 22      780
SMITHERS        15/POOR 16      588     12/POOR 25      546     12/POOR 23      545
MCBRIDE         16/POOR 8       888     18/POOR 9       912     12/POOR 10      778
CLEARWATER      14/POOR 8       518     22/POOR 15      564     41/FAIR 13      912

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      S  22   SW 27   SW 23
SMITHERS        S  19   SW 22   SW 25

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     11/POOR 7       437     12/POOR 4       511     10/POOR 15      394
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 16      705     10/POOR 19      709     10/POOR 21      705
WHITEHORSE      11/POOR 17      723     10/POOR 14      715     10/POOR 9       729
DAWSON          9/POOR  3       384     10/POOR 5       401     15/POOR 8       509
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  1       721     11/POOR 3       784     9/POOR  21      694

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      S  23   S  26   SW 23
WATSON LAKE     S  25   S  22   S  24
WHITEHORSE      S  23   S  28   S  24
MAYO            S  27   SW 32   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       37/FAIR 32      179     12/POOR 33      20      19/POOR 22      87
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 14      132     11/POOR 26      75      27/POOR 10      397
SQUAMISH        15/POOR 8       192     12/POOR 6       130     13/POOR 8       144
SRN VAN ISLD    38/FAIR 21      307     13/POOR 30      45      25/POOR 9       361
CNTRL VAN ISLD  36/FAIR 26      237     11/POOR 11      60      18/POOR 16      133
NRN VAN ISLD    50/FAIR 50      203     11/POOR 21      37      11/POOR 38      33
TERRACE         14/POOR 7       339     12/POOR 21      240     13/POOR 26      242
STEWART         22/POOR 10      76      10/POOR 12      19      11/POOR 25      23

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  41   W  44   W  32
SANDSPIT        W  48   W  50   W  45
PORT HARDY      W  34   W  33   SW 31


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

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