FLCN39 CWVR 271430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PST
SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY.

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

27-DECEMBER-2009
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   10/POOR 2       299     13/POOR 5       366     10/POOR 1       352
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 5       503     21/POOR 10      580     11/POOR 2       571
OKANAGAN        9/POOR  2       476     10/POOR 1       572     11/POOR 3       575
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 10      531     12/POOR 7       577     10/POOR 1       653
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 10      963     9/POOR  1       1026    10/POOR 1       1068
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 4       593     13/POOR 4       630     10/POOR 1       637
GOLDEN          11/POOR 4       884     11/POOR 3       897     10/POOR 1       928

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       SE 26   SE 35   SE 35
CRANBROOK       SE 25   SE 30   SE 33

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         10/POOR 8       576     11/POOR 5       634     19/POOR 9       762
100 MILE        16/POOR 18      1011    18/POOR 12      1086    16/POOR 8       1104
WILLIAMS LAKE   12/POOR 14      973     10/POOR 1       1141    14/POOR 4       1170
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 5       953     10/POOR 1       1058    10/POOR 2       1009
PRINCE GEORGE   9/POOR  2       733     11/POOR 3       802     11/POOR 1       992
BURNS LAKE      9/POOR  4       735     10/POOR 1       816     10/POOR 2       824
SMITHERS        11/POOR 8       559     12/POOR 5       638     11/POOR 4       633
MCBRIDE         11/POOR 8       772     13/POOR 8       815     12/POOR 3       891
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 6       509     13/POOR 5       544     12/POOR 3       590

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      S  22   SE 27   S  33
SMITHERS        S  22   S  24   S  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     23/POOR 17      533     15/POOR 6       518     13/POOR 5       512
FT ST JOHN      18/POOR 22      770     20/POOR 10      866     16/POOR 6       899
WHITEHORSE      11/POOR 16      723     15/POOR 2       722     9/POOR  1       734
DAWSON          9/POOR  2       396     10/POOR 2       419     9/POOR  1       405
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 7       717     15/POOR 2       776     10/POOR 3       748

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      S  25   S  23   S  26
WATSON LAKE     S  24   S  28   S  34
WHITEHORSE      S  18   S  26   S  29
MAYO            SW 17   SW 35   SW 38

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       12/POOR 6       103     13/POOR 6       134     16/POOR 9       155
FRASER VALLEY   17/POOR 23      121     18/POOR 13      188     18/POOR 11      204
SQUAMISH        12/POOR 9       113     12/POOR 7       131     12/POOR 5       153
SRN VAN ISLD    21/POOR 13      197     18/POOR 10      182     21/POOR 10      236
CNTRL VAN ISLD  11/POOR 8       75      10/POOR 1       212     14/POOR 4       262
NRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 11      48      13/POOR 12      78      14/POOR 16      75
TERRACE         10/POOR 6       257     19/POOR 40      264     16/POOR 20      279
STEWART         10/POOR 12      18      10/POOR 20      17      11/POOR 10      38

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SE 23   SE 21   SE 19
SANDSPIT        SE 16   SE 21   SE 21
PORT HARDY      S  15   S  18   S  18


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

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