FLCN39 CWVR 101430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PST
WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2010 FOR TODAY.

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

10-FEBRUARY-2010
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   14/POOR 6       378     26/POOR 5       877     28/POOR 8       686
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 3       576     32/POOR 7       989     40/FAIR 16      752
OKANAGAN        17/POOR 12      584     69/GOOD 13      1628    40/FAIR 15      879
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 2       679     26/POOR 5       1170    19/POOR 4       982
CRANBROOK       11/POOR 2       1105    33/POOR 6       1729    18/POOR 4       1339
REVELSTOKE      16/POOR 4       754     18/POOR 4       860     18/POOR 5       769
GOLDEN          13/POOR 3       1058    15/POOR 3       1181    19/POOR 4       1232

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  9    SW 18   W  17
CRANBROOK       NW 20   W  26   NW 21

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         13/POOR 11      611     16/POOR 3       992     57/GOOD 29      934
100 MILE        16/POOR 13      1046    54/FAIR 15      1622    60/GOOD 30      1340
WILLIAMS LAKE   13/POOR 7       1044    48/FAIR 16      1473    47/FAIR 30      1218
PUNTZI MTN      9/POOR  3       939     19/POOR 8       1155    22/POOR 13      1103
PRINCE GEORGE   12/POOR 9       760     27/POOR 10      1030    14/POOR 9       800
BURNS LAKE      14/POOR 10      805     30/POOR 14      1009    27/POOR 13      983
SMITHERS        13/POOR 4       691     17/POOR 5       838     25/POOR 8       905
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 4       946     15/POOR 3       1108    35/FAIR 11      1209
CLEARWATER      15/POOR 4       687     26/POOR 5       1046    29/POOR 9       827

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  9    W  8    W  5
SMITHERS        S  11   S  17   S  13

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     10/POOR 8       403     15/POOR 5       486     16/POOR 7       575
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 7       744     20/POOR 3       828     27/POOR 16      908
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 12      745     15/POOR 18      876     26/POOR 18      880
DAWSON          10/POOR 10      395     10/POOR 13      393     16/POOR 10      494
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  1       734     15/POOR 1       849     17/POOR 5       971

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      S  9    S  13   SE 17
WATSON LAKE     S  5    SE 12   SE 10
WHITEHORSE      S  13   S  21   S  18
MAYO            S  14   S  21   S  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       24/POOR 17      170     29/POOR 22      176     12/POOR 31      20
FRASER VALLEY   11/POOR 7       100     24/POOR 18      223     10/POOR 13      78
SQUAMISH        12/POOR 3       223     21/POOR 5       501     21/POOR 8       346
SRN VAN ISLD    16/POOR 6       232     21/POOR 18      148     11/POOR 30      34
CNTRL VAN ISLD  11/POOR 5       110     31/POOR 20      241     15/POOR 23      70
NRN VAN ISLD    19/POOR 17      132     21/POOR 32      91      13/POOR 36      40
TERRACE         14/POOR 5       403     15/POOR 3       589     16/POOR 5       473
STEWART         13/POOR 10      86      13/POOR 6       124     11/POOR 7       59

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       S  14   W  16   W  21
SANDSPIT        SW 14   W  21   W  21
PORT HARDY      S  16   SW 17   SW 15


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

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