FLCN39 CWVR 151430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PST
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2010 FOR TODAY.

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

15-DECEMBER-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   15/POOR 8       365     23/POOR 4       914     15/POOR 3       596
KAMLOOPS        11/POOR 8       397     10/POOR 1       528     20/POOR 9       584
OKANAGAN        13/POOR 14      502     33/POOR 14      807     13/POOR 2       862
CASTLEGAR       16/POOR 6       702     30/POOR 7       1097    12/POOR 1       982
CRANBROOK       14/POOR 10      1034    45/FAIR 14      1489    16/POOR 4       1266
REVELSTOKE      17/POOR 5       732     21/POOR 4       993     17/POOR 3       907
GOLDEN          14/POOR 7       916     23/POOR 6       1228    22/POOR 5       1268

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  10   W  13   W  18
CRANBROOK       W  11   W  23   W  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         11/POOR 13      571     21/POOR 10      779     35/FAIR 15      898
100 MILE        13/POOR 16      985     19/POOR 11      1118    34/FAIR 21      1178
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 16      958     18/POOR 10      1108    38/FAIR 22      1210
PUNTZI MTN      12/POOR 24      929     11/POOR 5       987     12/POOR 5       1033
PRINCE GEORGE   12/POOR 26      714     17/POOR 14      797     22/POOR 11      913
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 27      733     13/POOR 12      779     39/FAIR 20      1031
SMITHERS        13/POOR 5       660     13/POOR 5       664     34/FAIR 12      935
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 8       838     31/POOR 8       1269    18/POOR 6       998
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 7       503     16/POOR 5       654     24/POOR 9       711

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  10   W  7    NW 6
SMITHERS        SW 5    W  10   W  8

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     39/FAIR 19      714     13/POOR 20      415     25/POOR 8       759
FT ST JOHN      73/GOOD 24      1409    30/POOR 19      910     39/FAIR 11      1252
WHITEHORSE      25/POOR 14      919     21/POOR 14      863     15/POOR 6       885
DAWSON          13/POOR 8       466     11/POOR 6       422     11/POOR 4       466
WATSON LAKE     26/POOR 20      854     11/POOR 4       762     20/POOR 17      809

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SE 8    SE 11   SE 8
WATSON LAKE     SE 16   SE 34   S  21
WHITEHORSE      S  13   S  12   S  6
MAYO            S  12   S  17   SW 14

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       41/FAIR 20      335     27/POOR 29      122     22/POOR 33      78
FRASER VALLEY   24/POOR 26      171     18/POOR 9       242     20/POOR 20      163
SQUAMISH        15/POOR 6       243     19/POOR 7       320     20/POOR 7       338
SRN VAN ISLD    48/FAIR 26      351     48/FAIR 40      230     33/POOR 34      163
CNTRL VAN ISLD  21/POOR 14      192     49/FAIR 29      331     41/FAIR 28      261
NRN VAN ISLD    19/POOR 18      130     31/POOR 21      229     36/FAIR 45      142
TERRACE         13/POOR 6       344     10/POOR 5       265     10/POOR 10      243
STEWART         10/POOR 7       42      11/POOR 8       47      10/POOR 11      20

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  13   W  17   W  19
SANDSPIT        NW 22   W  23   W  19
PORT HARDY      SW 23   SW 24   SW 21


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

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