FLCN39 CWVR 231430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2015 FOR TODAY.

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

23-FEBRUARY-2015
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       268     16/POOR 3       666     37/FAIR 6       1175
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 3       435     16/POOR 4       670     15/POOR 1       1380
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 4       487     14/POOR 2       869     14/POOR 1       1313
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 12      576     20/POOR 3       1158    25/POOR 4       1286
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 3       974     14/POOR 3       1272    15/POOR 2       1464
REVELSTOKE      10/POOR 1       656     11/POOR 1       775     15/POOR 3       814
GOLDEN          12/POOR 5       889     16/POOR 5       1031    16/POOR 4       1126

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       N  9    N  13   N  10
CRANBROOK       N  14   N  18   N  23

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         11/POOR 7       584     23/POOR 9       850     62/GOOD 13      1522
100 MILE        11/POOR 5       1011    23/POOR 8       1269    61/GOOD 10      2171
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 7       984     18/POOR 5       1280    52/FAIR 9       2029
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 9       938     11/POOR 2       1053    31/POOR 6       1619
PRINCE GEORGE   11/POOR 7       731     14/POOR 3       994     82/GOOD 18      1869
BURNS LAKE      9/POOR  2       743     14/POOR 6       866     29/POOR 10      1102
SMITHERS        10/POOR 2       590     13/POOR 3       742     13/POOR 2       922
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 7       852     16/POOR 4       1040    55/GOOD 11      1699
CLEARWATER      15/POOR 10      508     13/POOR 2       721     50/FAIR 14      1043

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  22   W  23   W  28
SMITHERS        SW 32   SW 37   SW 38

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 19      402     12/POOR 4       495     50/FAIR 23      774
FT ST JOHN      14/POOR 13      767     21/POOR 9       957     99/GOOD 24      2060
WHITEHORSE      15/POOR 27      747     22/POOR 16      853     10/POOR 1       928
DAWSON          10/POOR 6       398     11/POOR 3       493     11/POOR 3       515
WATSON LAKE     11/POOR 14      713     15/POOR 14      768     63/GOOD 25      1221

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 32   SW 49   SW 48
WATSON LAKE     SW 28   SW 43   SW 44
WHITEHORSE      W  29   SW 30   SW 29
MAYO            SW 13   SW 16   SW 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       81      17/POOR 4       392     23/POOR 5       532
FRASER VALLEY   14/POOR 14      120     29/POOR 7       612     51/FAIR 11      900
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 8       89      23/POOR 5       582     32/POOR 6       831
SRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 7       106     14/POOR 4       250     20/POOR 7       319
CNTRL VAN ISLD  12/POOR 8       83      19/POOR 4       490     26/POOR 5       698
NRN VAN ISLD    10/POOR 5       48      15/POOR 3       412     30/POOR 7       612
TERRACE         9/POOR  0       309     9/POOR  0       538     12/POOR 1       817
STEWART         9/POOR  1       27      15/POOR 5       211     15/POOR 3       371

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 5    W  8    SW 6
SANDSPIT        SW 15   SW 17   SW 20
PORT HARDY      SW 32   SW 46   SW 46


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

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