FLCN39 CWVR 151330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR TODAY.

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

15-SEPTEMBER-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   12/POOR 5       329     54/FAIR 4       2778    48/FAIR 5       1956
KAMLOOPS        14/POOR 8       451     99/GOOD 16      2913    75/GOOD 11      1963
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 6       488     99/GOOD 14      3161    64/GOOD 9       1955
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 7       557     77/GOOD 7       3194    58/GOOD 5       2805
CRANBROOK       15/POOR 14      1019    80/GOOD 7       3822    58/GOOD 6       2870
REVELSTOKE      14/POOR 4       658     67/GOOD 6       2885    51/FAIR 5       2300
GOLDEN          10/POOR 3       855     72/GOOD 8       2839    56/GOOD 7       2356

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  11   W  13   W  15
CRANBROOK       W  18   W  24   W  28

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 14      578     69/GOOD 10      2096    38/FAIR 5       1725
100 MILE        21/POOR 17      1074    99/GOOD 21      2931    75/GOOD 14      2202
WILLIAMS LAKE   16/POOR 14      1027    92/GOOD 16      2610    49/FAIR 7       2181
PUNTZI MTN      13/POOR 8       1011    46/FAIR 5       2534    36/FAIR 5       1993
PRINCE GEORGE   14/POOR 13      765     58/GOOD 7       2315    39/FAIR 5       1926
BURNS LAKE      29/POOR 14      995     48/FAIR 6       2118    34/FAIR 5       1701
SMITHERS        23/POOR 9       812     54/FAIR 8       1797    24/POOR 3       1495
MCBRIDE         9/POOR  1       816     70/GOOD 8       2684    48/FAIR 6       2154
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 5       531     99/GOOD 14      2852    49/FAIR 6       1855

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      NW 22   NW 29   N  42
SMITHERS        NW 25   NW 30   NW 34

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     14/POOR 21      423     99/GOOD 20      2387    27/POOR 12      670
FT ST JOHN      16/POOR 15      780     93/GOOD 11      3203    80/GOOD 13      2230
WHITEHORSE      20/POOR 18      821     98/GOOD 19      2308    83/GOOD 23      1652
DAWSON          14/POOR 13      439     99/GOOD 25      2225    92/GOOD 38      1070
WATSON LAKE     47/FAIR 16      1209    88/GOOD 13      2550    35/FAIR 5       1737

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NW 29   NW 35   NW 40
WATSON LAKE     NW 27   NW 40   NW 50
WHITEHORSE      W  28   W  37   W  42
MAYO            W  33   W  36   W  47

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       12/POOR 5       116     36/FAIR 12      465     28/POOR 15      247
FRASER VALLEY   10/POOR 3       142     52/FAIR 10      1029    43/FAIR 9       868
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 3       145     57/GOOD 7       1661    46/FAIR 5       1668
SRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 12      44      20/POOR 5       423     18/POOR 6       288
CNTRL VAN ISLD  24/POOR 20      165     39/FAIR 8       802     38/FAIR 8       759
NRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 20      71      51/FAIR 18      547     20/POOR 9       247
TERRACE         19/POOR 5       589     31/POOR 5       1084    15/POOR 2       810
STEWART         12/POOR 4       123     19/POOR 5       361     11/POOR 3       135

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 9    N  11   NW 12
SANDSPIT        N  16   N  22   N  29
PORT HARDY      NW 16   NW 18   NW 22


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

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