FLCN39 CWVR 161330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT
MONDAY 16 MARCH 2015 FOR TODAY.

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

16-MARCH-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   15/POOR 6       407     25/POOR 3       1268    43/FAIR 6       1420
KAMLOOPS        46/FAIR 18      785     50/FAIR 7       1636    66/GOOD 10      1777
OKANAGAN        12/POOR 1       926     48/FAIR 6       1866    43/FAIR 7       1486
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 2       916     34/FAIR 4       1764    18/POOR 3       1043
CRANBROOK       27/POOR 4       1810    32/POOR 5       1839    27/POOR 5       1624
REVELSTOKE      17/POOR 4       822     30/POOR 4       1463    18/POOR 3       1025
GOLDEN          16/POOR 3       1195    31/POOR 4       1891    13/POOR 1       1552

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  13   W  28   W  36
CRANBROOK       W  23   W  33   W  43

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       591     39/FAIR 8       1334    54/FAIR 8       1833
100 MILE        42/FAIR 20      1291    65/GOOD 11      2197    57/GOOD 8       2337
WILLIAMS LAKE   14/POOR 10      1034    65/GOOD 12      2096    44/FAIR 6       2203
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 7       961     59/GOOD 14      1763    28/POOR 5       1632
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 4       729     45/FAIR 9       1553    62/GOOD 8       2295
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 17      747     57/GOOD 14      1503    28/POOR 3       1951
SMITHERS        15/POOR 12      613     55/GOOD 10      1581    24/POOR 2       2005
MCBRIDE         17/POOR 6       977     25/POOR 4       1510    27/POOR 2       2450
CLEARWATER      15/POOR 6       576     51/FAIR 9       1432    35/FAIR 4       1731

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  9    W  21   W  26
SMITHERS        S  19   S  19   SW 24

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     20/POOR 12      552     21/POOR 8       653     16/POOR 4       728
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 5       749     40/FAIR 7       1611    46/FAIR 15      1231
WHITEHORSE      14/POOR 22      746     37/FAIR 20      990     18/POOR 5       1033
DAWSON          12/POOR 9       428     16/POOR 7       546     10/POOR 1       584
WATSON LAKE     12/POOR 10      742     27/POOR 8       1122    13/POOR 2       1077

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 21   SW 28   SW 27
WATSON LAKE     W  25   W  29   W  31
WHITEHORSE      SW 16   SW 24   SW 25
MAYO            SW 21   W  24   W  27

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       25/POOR 19      168     38/FAIR 11      550     45/FAIR 12      643
FRASER VALLEY   16/POOR 10      191     47/FAIR 11      821     26/POOR 6       596
SQUAMISH        15/POOR 9       168     14/POOR 1       988     48/FAIR 7       1254
SRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 2       175     26/POOR 10      355     15/POOR 7       176
CNTRL VAN ISLD  10/POOR 2       129     25/POOR 4       771     34/FAIR 10      529
NRN VAN ISLD    17/POOR 29      70      45/FAIR 10      807     67/GOOD 23      665
TERRACE         11/POOR 4       307     20/POOR 3       920     14/POOR 1       1043
STEWART         10/POOR 7       33      18/POOR 6       286     15/POOR 4       266

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 19   SW 28   SW 31
SANDSPIT        S  17   S  22   SW 24
PORT HARDY      SW 12   S  17   S  19


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

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