FLCN39 CWVR 031430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 3 MARCH 2012 FOR TODAY.

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

03-MARCH-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   27/POOR 12      523     73/GOOD 20      1075    67/GOOD 15      1209
KAMLOOPS        14/POOR 4       582     69/GOOD 22      1052    99/GOOD 28      1757
OKANAGAN        32/POOR 18      706     56/GOOD 27      856     59/GOOD 18      1116
CASTLEGAR       18/POOR 6       762     38/FAIR 15      895     58/GOOD 14      1314
CRANBROOK       14/POOR 4       1163    91/GOOD 27      1899    97/GOOD 25      2132
REVELSTOKE      20/POOR 5       843     25/POOR 10      757     35/FAIR 12      889
GOLDEN          19/POOR 5       1150    73/GOOD 18      1729    66/GOOD 14      1800

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  43   W  39   W  29
CRANBROOK       NW 45   W  37   W  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         18/POOR 15      655     48/FAIR 21      945     65/GOOD 14      1533
100 MILE        23/POOR 20      1078    50/FAIR 15      1540    66/GOOD 21      1620
WILLIAMS LAKE   15/POOR 14      1018    64/GOOD 16      1775    80/GOOD 19      2002
PUNTZI MTN      19/POOR 33      965     99/GOOD 28      2598    99/GOOD 23      2777
PRINCE GEORGE   23/POOR 25      795     99/GOOD 25      2555    35/FAIR 6       1558
BURNS LAKE      67/GOOD 29      1222    99/GOOD 30      2402    90/GOOD 21      1932
SMITHERS        13/POOR 6       659     83/GOOD 15      1980    59/GOOD 10      1720
MCBRIDE         18/POOR 8       931     63/GOOD 22      1330    39/FAIR 15      1137
CLEARWATER      22/POOR 8       707     50/FAIR 15      996     43/FAIR 11      1054

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      9       15      15
SMITHERS        9       19      18

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 10      415     99/GOOD 22      2464    41/FAIR 8       1206
FT ST JOHN      25/POOR 25      820     99/GOOD 37      2294    48/FAIR 9       1656
WHITEHORSE      13/POOR 24      737     74/GOOD 15      1871    21/POOR 2       1828
DAWSON          10/POOR 5       397     17/POOR 4       732     44/FAIR 15      864
WATSON LAKE     14/POOR 23      727     99/GOOD 28      1995    83/GOOD 13      2361

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  27   W  39   W  37
WATSON LAKE     W  24   W  25   W  25
WHITEHORSE      W  16   W  17   W  20
MAYO            S  3    0  0    W  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       18/POOR 16      111     12/POOR 21      25      10/POOR 25      9
FRASER VALLEY   21/POOR 25      146     17/POOR 33      105     11/POOR 21      71
SQUAMISH        16/POOR 6       255     18/POOR 7       302     24/POOR 10      332
SRN VAN ISLD    17/POOR 24      83      26/POOR 38      105     10/POOR 22      29
CNTRL VAN ISLD  13/POOR 11      97      70/GOOD 26      630     50/FAIR 18      535
NRN VAN ISLD    41/FAIR 26      278     16/POOR 11      134     15/POOR 16      90
TERRACE         20/POOR 6       554     45/FAIR 17      678     60/GOOD 9       1559
STEWART         14/POOR 8       122     24/POOR 10      297     28/POOR 5       748

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  41   W  40   W  39
SANDSPIT        W  46   W  49   W  47
PORT HARDY      2       10      12


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

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