FLCN39 CWVR 201430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2012 FOR TODAY.

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

20-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   11/POOR 4       328     11/POOR 3       360     24/POOR 10      525
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 4       548     21/POOR 13      516     10/POOR 12      367
OKANAGAN        12/POOR 5       566     10/POOR 1       566     20/POOR 20      561
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 2       649     12/POOR 3       701     21/POOR 10      724
CRANBROOK       13/POOR 5       1098    11/POOR 2       1123    47/FAIR 24      1278
REVELSTOKE      15/POOR 5       646     14/POOR 5       644     14/POOR 7       565
GOLDEN          12/POOR 4       936     14/POOR 5       977     12/POOR 5       877

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       SW 22   SW 29   SW 43
CRANBROOK       W  25   W  36   W  49

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 4       727     11/POOR 12      569     14/POOR 14      611
100 MILE        26/POOR 18      1122    25/POOR 26      1056    12/POOR 8       1008
WILLIAMS LAKE   19/POOR 9       1139    16/POOR 25      988     11/POOR 10      970
PUNTZI MTN      13/POOR 4       1071    11/POOR 4       996     10/POOR 7       936
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 1       818     11/POOR 4       783     10/POOR 4       755
BURNS LAKE      18/POOR 7       963     17/POOR 9       880     12/POOR 14      750
SMITHERS        22/POOR 9       799     18/POOR 8       743     15/POOR 11      627
MCBRIDE         15/POOR 9       852     17/POOR 12      853     11/POOR 4       832
CLEARWATER      16/POOR 7       584     17/POOR 9       555     13/POOR 6       519

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  26   W  37   W  40
SMITHERS        SW 21   SW 27   SW 26

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       402     9/POOR  0       492     9/POOR  2       425
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 3       738     11/POOR 4       788     18/POOR 6       964
WHITEHORSE      16/POOR 12      815     15/POOR 15      772     15/POOR 7       854
DAWSON          9/POOR  3       395     9/POOR  0       424     10/POOR 2       463
WATSON LAKE     12/POOR 5       796     13/POOR 5       825     11/POOR 7       754

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  21   W  30   W  29
WATSON LAKE     W  29   W  42   W  37
WHITEHORSE      W  22   W  34   W  25
MAYO            NW 7    NW 11   NW 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       34/FAIR 14      362     23/POOR 39      71      17/POOR 29      54
FRASER VALLEY   25/POOR 19      222     14/POOR 14      122     17/POOR 35      100
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 6       184     17/POOR 12      168     12/POOR 8       125
SRN VAN ISLD    38/FAIR 12      519     18/POOR 29      75      11/POOR 40      26
CNTRL VAN ISLD  35/FAIR 15      368     14/POOR 17      83      11/POOR 35      34
NRN VAN ISLD    54/FAIR 40      280     31/POOR 47      116     18/POOR 31      75
TERRACE         27/POOR 11      529     25/POOR 11      497     10/POOR 3       302
STEWART         14/POOR 11      91      14/POOR 12      86      14/POOR 14      72

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 31   SW 39   S  42
SANDSPIT        S  29   S  25   S  23
PORT HARDY      S  21   S  29   S  16


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

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