FLCN39 CWVR 271330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2013 FOR TODAY.

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

27-MARCH-2013
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   10/POOR 3       275     68/GOOD 5       3229    44/FAIR 4       2086
KAMLOOPS        11/POOR 5       419     67/GOOD 6       2787    47/FAIR 3       3097
OKANAGAN        9/POOR  2       486     56/GOOD 5       2648    77/GOOD 8       2819
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 15      562     52/FAIR 5       2418    63/GOOD 6       2712
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       973     58/GOOD 8       2392    59/GOOD 7       2623
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 3       650     46/FAIR 6       1762    44/FAIR 4       2298
GOLDEN          9/POOR  0       868     48/FAIR 6       2217    45/FAIR 4       2696

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       SW 8    SW 10   SW 12
CRANBROOK       W  11   W  15   W  16

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         10/POOR 6       581     63/GOOD 8       2188    39/FAIR 3       2579
100 MILE        10/POOR 4       1004    74/GOOD 8       3132    43/FAIR 3       3368
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 6       988     69/GOOD 9       2628    38/FAIR 3       2943
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 4       984     39/FAIR 4       2434    65/GOOD 7       2877
PRINCE GEORGE   11/POOR 10      722     39/FAIR 4       2252    70/GOOD 8       2675
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 6       751     38/FAIR 5       1915    63/GOOD 9       2181
SMITHERS        12/POOR 7       599     27/POOR 3       1674    57/GOOD 7       2106
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 6       877     45/FAIR 4       2656    36/FAIR 3       2531
CLEARWATER      14/POOR 10      494     29/POOR 2       2387    50/FAIR 4       2675

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  6    NW 6    W  6
SMITHERS        W  12   W  16   W  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     26/POOR 28      496     47/FAIR 7       1543    71/GOOD 10      2003
FT ST JOHN      21/POOR 18      822     52/FAIR 11      1576    54/FAIR 9       1841
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 15      744     89/GOOD 19      2009    34/FAIR 7       1416
DAWSON          11/POOR 5       435     34/FAIR 4       1637    12/POOR 1       1004
WATSON LAKE     18/POOR 22      764     28/POOR 2       2562    36/FAIR 4       2039

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  29   W  33   W  33
WATSON LAKE     W  35   W  40   W  32
WHITEHORSE      W  30   W  31   W  28
MAYO            W  25   W  25   W  21

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 7       85      33/POOR 10      472     41/FAIR 12      553
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 13      140     48/FAIR 8       1137    68/GOOD 12      1299
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 8       144     40/FAIR 4       1688    27/POOR 3       1220
SRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 10      109     20/POOR 7       303     22/POOR 6       414
CNTRL VAN ISLD  13/POOR 14      73      35/FAIR 7       779     31/POOR 4       1107
NRN VAN ISLD    13/POOR 6       145     33/POOR 12      426     41/FAIR 15      471
TERRACE         16/POOR 4       525     34/FAIR 5       1217    27/POOR 3       1355
STEWART         9/POOR  2       46      38/FAIR 5       1207    20/POOR 4       509

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       S  5    S  6    SW 9
SANDSPIT        E  5    0  0    0  0
PORT HARDY      SW 8    SW 10   W  10


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

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