FLCN39 CWVR 241330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM
PDT SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2011 FOR TODAY.

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

24-SEPTEMBER-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   29/POOR 10      611     76/GOOD 13      1636    31/POOR 12      591
KAMLOOPS        20/POOR 16      469     99/GOOD 30      2944    99/GOOD 36      2212
OKANAGAN        17/POOR 16      546     99/GOOD 23      3356    99/GOOD 25      1943
CASTLEGAR       10/POOR 4       540     99/GOOD 12      3331    99/GOOD 16      2667
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       990     99/GOOD 14      3761    99/GOOD 33      2703
REVELSTOKE      21/POOR 10      671     75/GOOD 8       2648    76/GOOD 11      2121
GOLDEN          13/POOR 10      849     78/GOOD 8       3215    87/GOOD 13      2603

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       S  38   S  45   S  38
CRANBROOK       S  29   S  29   S  32

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         19/POOR 7       817     12/POOR 5       656     58/GOOD 35      872
100 MILE        99/GOOD 38      1788    99/GOOD 38      2621    99/GOOD 48      2394
WILLIAMS LAKE   99/GOOD 36      1869    95/GOOD 29      1932    99/GOOD 46      2668
PUNTZI MTN      39/FAIR 12      1422    99/GOOD 25      2354    99/GOOD 48      2412
PRINCE GEORGE   36/FAIR 17      1021    24/POOR 12      934     73/GOOD 33      1208
BURNS LAKE      19/POOR 6       1036    24/POOR 8       1074    44/FAIR 24      1022
SMITHERS        9/POOR  0       973     30/POOR 5       1352    22/POOR 7       865
MCBRIDE         72/GOOD 24      1420    99/GOOD 21      2535    99/GOOD 26      2422
CLEARWATER      50/FAIR 19      873     89/GOOD 15      2061    99/GOOD 29      2267

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      SW 43   S  49   S  52
SMITHERS        S  47   13      15

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     19/POOR 25      456     92/GOOD 12      2618    10/POOR 11      399
FT ST JOHN      26/POOR 10      1028    18/POOR 3       1251    13/POOR 5       840
WHITEHORSE      16/POOR 13      809     90/GOOD 18      2118    61/GOOD 6       2809
DAWSON          16/POOR 6       570     20/POOR 5       783     16/POOR 2       1040
WATSON LAKE     21/POOR 20      802     99/GOOD 16      2720    77/GOOD 11      2402

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 18   SW 44   SW 52
WATSON LAKE     SW 13   SW 35   SW 44
WHITEHORSE      S  3    SE 6    S  12
MAYO            W  3    S  3    S  4

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       15/POOR 19      56      11/POOR 4       91      10/POOR 8       14
FRASER VALLEY   12/POOR 7       131     29/POOR 10      456     27/POOR 15      291
SQUAMISH        20/POOR 9       271     39/FAIR 10      680     11/POOR 9       97
SRN VAN ISLD    10/POOR 3       51      16/POOR 7       192     10/POOR 24      25
CNTRL VAN ISLD  11/POOR 12      58      39/FAIR 16      418     11/POOR 19      46
NRN VAN ISLD    20/POOR 17      142     21/POOR 18      150     24/POOR 12      264
TERRACE         11/POOR 1       581     17/POOR 3       709     30/POOR 10      620
STEWART         13/POOR 5       159     15/POOR 4       285     18/POOR 6       291

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       S  43   S  37   S  39
SANDSPIT        S  40   4       6
PORT HARDY      S  36   3       4


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

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