FLCN39 CWVR 281430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2008 FOR TODAY.

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

28-FEBRUARY-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   22/POOR 6       638     50/FAIR 10      1132    60/GOOD 15      1034
KAMLOOPS        36/FAIR 14      739     58/GOOD 12      1308    27/POOR 13      621
OKANAGAN        20/POOR 11      649     51/FAIR 8       1632    54/FAIR 16      1105
CASTLEGAR       18/POOR 6       781     75/GOOD 12      1972    17/POOR 6       752
CRANBROOK       13/POOR 4       1101    79/GOOD 13      2442    55/GOOD 15      1641
REVELSTOKE      20/POOR 6       800     74/GOOD 15      1592    15/POOR 5       669
GOLDEN          16/POOR 6       988     76/GOOD 12      2323    15/POOR 3       1139

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  28   W  38   W  53
CRANBROOK       NW 35   NW 42   NW 51

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         18/POOR 12      690     67/GOOD 17      1395    18/POOR 31      598
100 MILE        43/FAIR 14      1448    59/GOOD 16      1668    43/FAIR 33      1156
WILLIAMS LAKE   18/POOR 4       1368    56/GOOD 15      1655    21/POOR 31      1010
PUNTZI MTN      23/POOR 7       1285    41/FAIR 10      1588    41/FAIR 16      1331
PRINCE GEORGE   27/POOR 18      886     65/GOOD 14      1677    20/POOR 14      841
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 16      748     57/GOOD 13      1566    21/POOR 7       1038
SMITHERS        11/POOR 6       570     35/FAIR 6       1410    15/POOR 3       863
MCBRIDE         23/POOR 7       1105    41/FAIR 8       1583    34/FAIR 9       1278
CLEARWATER      23/POOR 8       722     43/FAIR 8       1302    23/POOR 11      645

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  34   W  46   W  46
SMITHERS        W  36   W  50   W  47

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     37/FAIR 10      948     29/POOR 9       816     57/GOOD 23      873
FT ST JOHN      17/POOR 20      770     99/GOOD 23      2257    49/FAIR 10      1565
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 2       828     24/POOR 15      894     27/POOR 12      1002
DAWSON          10/POOR 6       397     17/POOR 5       671     59/GOOD 17      1061
WATSON LAKE     12/POOR 5       802     15/POOR 6       869     81/GOOD 15      2061

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 23   SW 34   W  29
WATSON LAKE     W  28   W  29   W  28
WHITEHORSE      W  17   W  16   W  15
MAYO            W  18   W  21   NW 19

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       11/POOR 4       74      34/FAIR 8       636     15/POOR 31      38
FRASER VALLEY   22/POOR 11      281     28/POOR 6       689     20/POOR 41      106
SQUAMISH        12/POOR 2       365     37/FAIR 8       773     16/POOR 11      173
SRN VAN ISLD    15/POOR 11      111     35/FAIR 12      453     10/POOR 13      33
CNTRL VAN ISLD  13/POOR 9       106     39/FAIR 10      638     12/POOR 27      46
NRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 8       146     54/FAIR 16      661     14/POOR 45      42
TERRACE         29/POOR 8       709     35/FAIR 10      748     16/POOR 6       428
STEWART         22/POOR 7       62      17/POOR 12      129     19/POOR 6       322

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  21   W  45   W  51
SANDSPIT        W  27   W  46   W  51
PORT HARDY      SW 46   1


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

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