FLCN39 CWVR 091212
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PDT
MONDAY 9 MAY 2011 FOR TODAY.

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

09-May-2011
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   18/POOR 4       645     57/GOOD 6       2092    45/FAIR 8       1189
KAMLOOPS        29/POOR 7       914     29/POOR 2       2343    99/GOOD 15      2421
OKANAGAN        9/POOR  1       524     74/GOOD 8       2636    79/GOOD 8       2938
CASTLEGAR       18/POOR 12      633     61/GOOD 5       2971    51/FAIR 4       2851
CRANBROOK       28/POOR 18      1148    30/POOR 2       3020    32/POOR 2       3265
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 2       675     44/FAIR 4       2311    33/POOR 3       2062
GOLDEN          11/POOR 1       1136    57/GOOD 6       2629    34/FAIR 3       2428

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PENTICTON       N  12   N  22   N  19
CRANBROOK       SW 10   S  17   SW 10

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         12/POOR 8       612     67/GOOD 5       3488    99/GOOD 16      2945
100 MILE        18/POOR 6       1230    85/GOOD 9       3443    99/GOOD 22      3058
WILLIAMS LAKE   13/POOR 5       1072    90/GOOD 8       4109    99/GOOD 25      3505
PUNTZI MTN      33/POOR 17      1195    99/GOOD 14      3545    99/GOOD 17      2774
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 3       752     99/GOOD 11      3790    77/GOOD 9       2761
BURNS LAKE      14/POOR 13      790     99/GOOD 16      2754    65/GOOD 17      1527
SMITHERS        11/POOR 7       578     68/GOOD 8       2393    54/FAIR 12      1373
MCBRIDE         18/POOR 7       976     48/FAIR 5       2423    69/GOOD 10      2265
CLEARWATER      14/POOR 2       812     28/POOR 2       2223    78/GOOD 9       2545

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PR. GEORGE      NW 16   W  23   NW 21
SMITHERS        W  26   W  32   W  31

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     49/FAIR 11      1172    99/GOOD 27      3171    84/GOOD 9       2855
FT ST JOHN      13/POOR 7       791     99/GOOD 29      3921    99/GOOD 17      3052
WHITEHORSE      32/POOR 15      1014    81/GOOD 11      2599    27/POOR 3       1837
DAWSON          12/POOR 6       452     67/GOOD 5       3286    99/GOOD 15      3259
WATSON LAKE     26/POOR 8       1094    99/GOOD 19      3092    79/GOOD 13      2211

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
DEASE LAKE      SW 17   W  23   W  23
WATSON LAKE     SW 16   W  17   W  18
WHITEHORSE      SW 13   SW 16   SW 16
MAYO            0  0    W  8    SW 10

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       16/POOR 10      135     34/FAIR 6       829     44/FAIR 14      534
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 8       203     42/FAIR 8       935     41/FAIR 9       798
SQUAMISH        16/POOR 6       257     32/POOR 5       975     25/POOR 5       673
SRN VAN ISLD    21/POOR 14      175     18/POOR 6       301     30/POOR 18      250
CNTRL VAN ISLD  15/POOR 14      106     29/POOR 5       798     61/GOOD 14      925
NRN VAN ISLD    34/FAIR 11      474     36/FAIR 9       643     16/POOR 18      94
TERRACE         17/POOR 5       515     64/GOOD 11      1448    28/POOR 12      519
STEWART         12/POOR 6       96      20/POOR 5       434     19/POOR 5       368

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
VANCOUVER       NW 21   NW 35   NW 43
SANDSPIT        NW 25   NW 38   NW 49
PORT HARDY      W  26   W  26   W  31


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

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