FLCN39 CWVR 181430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2013 FOR TODAY.

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

18-DECEMBER-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   14/POOR 1       1110    20/POOR 9       460     15/POOR 5       463
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 10      364     42/FAIR 19      706     16/POOR 7       523
OKANAGAN        38/FAIR 9       1112    11/POOR 19      474     21/POOR 6       849
CASTLEGAR       13/POOR 4       693     24/POOR 6       971     11/POOR 1       931
CRANBROOK       12/POOR 5       1064    13/POOR 3       1182    11/POOR 1       1389
REVELSTOKE      66/GOOD 11      1739    11/POOR 8       497     14/POOR 2       897
GOLDEN          59/GOOD 17      1477    11/POOR 6       832     9/POOR  0       1101

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  21   W  26   W  26
CRANBROOK       W  34   W  40   W  36

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 14      1092    48/FAIR 22      930     26/POOR 17      734
100 MILE        28/POOR 24      1096    61/GOOD 26      1418    24/POOR 15      1129
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 17      958     75/GOOD 27      1594    17/POOR 10      1083
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 20      930     64/GOOD 15      1803    12/POOR 4       1026
PRINCE GEORGE   44/FAIR 15      1184    11/POOR 17      713     22/POOR 21      809
BURNS LAKE      32/POOR 13      1062    24/POOR 16      895     18/POOR 16      821
SMITHERS        10/POOR 8       541     36/FAIR 14      917     12/POOR 6       614
MCBRIDE         56/GOOD 11      1706    69/GOOD 14      1835    15/POOR 6       921
CLEARWATER      12/POOR 17      425     45/FAIR 16      877     15/POOR 6       569

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      N  29   N  33   NW 35
SMITHERS        NW 35   N  46   1

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 9       395     10/POOR 17      388     9/POOR  4       387
FT ST JOHN      14/POOR 16      747     22/POOR 7       1044    12/POOR 19      722
WHITEHORSE      9/POOR  1       719     10/POOR 14      717     16/POOR 17      774
DAWSON          11/POOR 4       455     10/POOR 4       415     10/POOR 3       435
WATSON LAKE     11/POOR 22      706     11/POOR 18      712     12/POOR 5       812

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NW 31   NW 45   4
WATSON LAKE     NW 35   NW 45   NW 52
WHITEHORSE      NW 35   8       14
MAYO            NW 40   NW 53   8

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       77/GOOD 33      564     17/POOR 16      98      32/POOR 10      452
FRASER VALLEY   56/GOOD 22      550     13/POOR 14      104     16/POOR 4       373
SQUAMISH        16/POOR 6       268     18/POOR 12      199     13/POOR 2       405
SRN VAN ISLD    81/GOOD 28      760     59/GOOD 28      443     40/FAIR 10      656
CNTRL VAN ISLD  54/FAIR 31      352     94/GOOD 37      781     27/POOR 6       603
NRN VAN ISLD    40/FAIR 25      280     81/GOOD 40      535     39/FAIR 25      273
TERRACE         10/POOR 1       337     11/POOR 4       288     10/POOR 1       353
STEWART         10/POOR 5       39      10/POOR 3       88      10/POOR 1       106

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 19   NW 22   NW 24
SANDSPIT        N  34   N  48   N  47
PORT HARDY      N  43   19      29


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

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