FLCN39 CWVR 291330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2008 FOR TODAY.

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

29-OCTOBER-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   17/POOR 13      336     99/GOOD 40      1110    32/POOR 14      563
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 12      404     78/GOOD 30      993     18/POOR 13      469
OKANAGAN        12/POOR 13      496     35/FAIR 11      936     14/POOR 6       607
CASTLEGAR       10/POOR 3       530     55/GOOD 12      1367    14/POOR 6       652
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       973     37/FAIR 10      1509    11/POOR 1       1309
REVELSTOKE      15/POOR 6       641     33/POOR 16      750     17/POOR 15      538
GOLDEN          13/POOR 5       923     23/POOR 12      1013    19/POOR 7       1059

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       SW 29   SW 37   SW 33
CRANBROOK       SW 20   W  29   W  25

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         51/FAIR 29      870     11/POOR 8       589     11/POOR 4       648
100 MILE        48/FAIR 29      1230    41/FAIR 20      1281    12/POOR 20      968
WILLIAMS LAKE   49/FAIR 21      1365    48/FAIR 24      1299    13/POOR 15      983
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 7       924     32/POOR 14      1230    35/FAIR 13      1319
PRINCE GEORGE   56/GOOD 34      1006    11/POOR 15      713     23/POOR 12      912
BURNS LAKE      25/POOR 19      875     59/GOOD 15      1508    53/FAIR 16      1336
SMITHERS        12/POOR 5       620     45/FAIR 6       1826    18/POOR 5       842
MCBRIDE         22/POOR 10      980     19/POOR 13      872     13/POOR 7       828
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 10      468     27/POOR 13      658     13/POOR 8       497

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      SW 50   11      19
SMITHERS        W  25   W  35   W  39

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     25/POOR 11      669     10/POOR 8       405     15/POOR 8       516
FT ST JOHN      13/POOR 13      744     19/POOR 34      752     62/GOOD 16      1491
WHITEHORSE      19/POOR 11      878     12/POOR 6       802     17/POOR 13      813
DAWSON          9/POOR  2       408     9/POOR  1       456     10/POOR 2       421
WATSON LAKE     13/POOR 17      734     11/POOR 7       737     13/POOR 4       870

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NW 6    W  12   W  17
WATSON LAKE     N  12   N  11   W  11
WHITEHORSE      NW 8    N  10   NW 12
MAYO            W  11   W  13   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       20/POOR 19      106     34/FAIR 18      278     11/POOR 13      27
FRASER VALLEY   10/POOR 4       109     49/FAIR 12      788     11/POOR 15      84
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 5       118     12/POOR 3       213     12/POOR 7       126
SRN VAN ISLD    10/POOR 2       82      24/POOR 15      214     10/POOR 3       64
CNTRL VAN ISLD  16/POOR 15      109     39/FAIR 32      218     20/POOR 16      149
NRN VAN ISLD    77/GOOD 39      504     34/FAIR 13      404     19/POOR 27      94
TERRACE         15/POOR 7       371     32/POOR 12      601     18/POOR 12      357
STEWART         11/POOR 11      42      13/POOR 11      78      16/POOR 13      108

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 35   SW 43   SW 43
SANDSPIT        SW 41   SW 51   4
PORT HARDY      W  23   W  36   W  36


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

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