FLCN39 CWVR 171430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 2012 FOR TODAY.

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

17-JANUARY-2012
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 4       520     15/POOR 4       509     17/POOR 4       592
KAMLOOPS        36/FAIR 11      841     45/FAIR 13      931     23/POOR 8       688
OKANAGAN        19/POOR 9       667     17/POOR 4       811     30/POOR 10      861
CASTLEGAR       23/POOR 11      730     53/FAIR 16      1118    22/POOR 5       982
CRANBROOK       14/POOR 5       1128    66/GOOD 21      1625    19/POOR 6       1256
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 3       760     19/POOR 3       1045    25/POOR 4       1217
GOLDEN          12/POOR 2       1051    16/POOR 3       1239    17/POOR 3       1303

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  29   W  34   W  38
CRANBROOK       W  35   W  34   W  35

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         45/FAIR 16      1036    54/FAIR 16      1186    17/POOR 5       841
100 MILE        50/FAIR 17      1482    49/FAIR 20      1384    31/POOR 9       1416
WILLIAMS LAKE   44/FAIR 14      1473    43/FAIR 14      1464    20/POOR 5       1339
PUNTZI MTN      46/FAIR 12      1575    41/FAIR 9       1649    21/POOR 6       1294
PRINCE GEORGE   45/FAIR 17      1139    36/FAIR 13      1115    10/POOR 1       925
BURNS LAKE      90/GOOD 25      1747    72/GOOD 19      1585    20/POOR 7       999
SMITHERS        56/GOOD 10      1601    40/FAIR 6       1614    12/POOR 3       674
MCBRIDE         21/POOR 5       1186    23/POOR 5       1263    11/POOR 2       884
CLEARWATER      23/POOR 6       838     28/POOR 7       940     20/POOR 4       889

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      NW 8    NW 14   W  18
SMITHERS        N  10   NW 10   NW 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     11/POOR 7       440     29/POOR 14      655     13/POOR 9       470
FT ST JOHN      15/POOR 9       819     43/FAIR 11      1348    16/POOR 9       833
WHITEHORSE      24/POOR 18      868     33/POOR 20      938     15/POOR 12      788
DAWSON          9/POOR  1       456     10/POOR 2       453     9/POOR  1       427
WATSON LAKE     15/POOR 11      793     10/POOR 9       714     10/POOR 12      705

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NE 30   NE 30   NE 14
WATSON LAKE     NE 36   NE 37   NE 22
WHITEHORSE      NE 30   NE 27   NE 17
MAYO            NE 18   NE 14   NE 19

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       23/POOR 10      275     82/GOOD 23      918     68/GOOD 18      834
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 8       189     39/FAIR 18      399     32/POOR 27      226
SQUAMISH        23/POOR 4       725     71/GOOD 12      1385    23/POOR 10      325
SRN VAN ISLD    21/POOR 4       565     38/FAIR 7       888     65/GOOD 15      946
CNTRL VAN ISLD  20/POOR 9       264     41/FAIR 7       984     38/FAIR 7       878
NRN VAN ISLD    99/GOOD 28      1253    77/GOOD 22      867     54/FAIR 19      568
TERRACE         32/POOR 16      503     33/POOR 12      609     17/POOR 10      357
STEWART         11/POOR 13      29      10/POOR 10      24      10/POOR 10      27

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  33   W  46   W  47
SANDSPIT        W  26   W  45   W  46
PORT HARDY      NW 15   W  25   W  30


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

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