FLCN39 CWVR 071430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
THURSDAY 7 JANUARY 2016 FOR TODAY.

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

07-JANUARY-2016
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   11/POOR 4       338     13/POOR 3       485     10/POOR 1       480
KAMLOOPS        15/POOR 11      452     24/POOR 9       661     10/POOR 1       579
OKANAGAN        11/POOR 5       546     17/POOR 6       690     12/POOR 2       743
CASTLEGAR       10/POOR 2       586     15/POOR 4       762     17/POOR 4       859
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 1       1150    11/POOR 3       1087    11/POOR 1       1264
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 4       581     13/POOR 4       643     11/POOR 1       779
GOLDEN          11/POOR 4       858     14/POOR 3       1067    12/POOR 2       1013

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       NW 10   N  6    NE 6
CRANBROOK       NW 8    N  5    N  5

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 7       566     16/POOR 7       736     10/POOR 1       712
100 MILE        16/POOR 17      1020    22/POOR 12      1137    12/POOR 4       1067
WILLIAMS LAKE   10/POOR 5       990     16/POOR 5       1181    13/POOR 3       1181
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 11      938     10/POOR 1       1044    16/POOR 5       1173
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 11      711     12/POOR 3       854     10/POOR 1       855
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 9       728     10/POOR 5       756     17/POOR 7       939
SMITHERS        9/POOR  1       537     11/POOR 6       588     17/POOR 7       732
MCBRIDE         11/POOR 4       811     11/POOR 2       870     17/POOR 4       1100
CLEARWATER      11/POOR 4       467     14/POOR 3       692     11/POOR 2       605

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      NE 15   NE 13   NE 10
SMITHERS        SE 3    SE 8    SE 6

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 7       398     12/POOR 6       467     13/POOR 6       518
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 2       752     15/POOR 9       819     28/POOR 15      946
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 25      712     10/POOR 23      711     10/POOR 18      713
DAWSON          9/POOR  2       408     9/POOR  2       386     9/POOR  2       401
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  2       732     10/POOR 3       768     11/POOR 4       768

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      S  10   S  13   S  12
WATSON LAKE     S  6    S  10   S  8
WHITEHORSE      S  17   S  18   S  13
MAYO            S  28   S  27   S  19

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       13/POOR 5       132     17/POOR 7       207     13/POOR 6       127
FRASER VALLEY   13/POOR 18      102     11/POOR 1       336     28/POOR 20      247
SQUAMISH        10/POOR 11      75      19/POOR 7       313     16/POOR 4       370
SRN VAN ISLD    18/POOR 11      174     15/POOR 7       169     22/POOR 10      258
CNTRL VAN ISLD  12/POOR 7       106     14/POOR 4       259     22/POOR 8       333
NRN VAN ISLD    10/POOR 8       41      10/POOR 3       75      35/FAIR 33      180
TERRACE         10/POOR 4       246     10/POOR 3       267     10/POOR 4       268
STEWART         9/POOR  7       16      9/POOR  6       13      9/POOR  5       15

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       N  6    N  7    NE 8
SANDSPIT        N  8    E  9    E  8
PORT HARDY      S  8    S  6    SE 3


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

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