FLCN39 CWVR 011430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH 2017 FOR TODAY.

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

01-MARCH-2017
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 6       267     84/GOOD 20      1334    79/GOOD 20      1223
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 5       381     65/GOOD 20      1032    33/POOR 20      590
OKANAGAN        15/POOR 18      512     99/GOOD 20      2349    51/FAIR 20      926
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 3       801     90/GOOD 20      1770    59/GOOD 20      1083
CRANBROOK       12/POOR 4       1060    99/GOOD 20      2787    83/GOOD 20      2018
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 2       717     99/GOOD 20      2488    50/FAIR 20      899
GOLDEN          13/POOR 3       1016    99/GOOD 20      2535    57/GOOD 20      1348

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  31   NW 50   NW 49
CRANBROOK       NW 44   NW 53   NW 49

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 8       578     99/GOOD 20      2119    60/GOOD 30      952
100 MILE        11/POOR 6       988     88/GOOD 20      2163    75/GOOD 31      1523
WILLIAMS LAKE   12/POOR 19      972     90/GOOD 20      2232    62/GOOD 32      1337
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 3       941     85/GOOD 20      2035    99/GOOD 31      2287
PRINCE GEORGE   13/POOR 17      734     95/GOOD 20      2114    69/GOOD 38      1095
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 17      743     93/GOOD 20      2072    99/GOOD 42      1557
SMITHERS        9/POOR  3       552     90/GOOD 20      1796    72/GOOD 20      1343
MCBRIDE         17/POOR 7       951     99/GOOD 20      2427    50/FAIR 20      1185
CLEARWATER      11/POOR 3       520     99/GOOD 20      2298    46/FAIR 20      792

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  48   W  51   W  45
SMITHERS        W  44   W  45   W  40

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     50/FAIR 13      1077    73/GOOD 20      1234    50/FAIR 20      840
FT ST JOHN      61/GOOD 24      1220    64/GOOD 20      1367    29/POOR 20      893
WHITEHORSE      14/POOR 3       1031    52/FAIR 20      1185    60/GOOD 20      1311
DAWSON          10/POOR 7       401     41/FAIR 20      706     34/FAIR 20      623
WATSON LAKE     82/GOOD 23      1610    73/GOOD 20      1540    59/GOOD 20      1273

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  27   W  32   W  29
WATSON LAKE     W  10   W  22   W  21
WHITEHORSE      S  13   W  14   W  16
MAYO            W  8    W  8    W  10

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       22/POOR 29      90      56/GOOD 20      540     16/POOR 33      43
FRASER VALLEY   24/POOR 42      125     35/FAIR 20      323     14/POOR 30      90
SQUAMISH        12/POOR 3       220     80/GOOD 20      1067    54/FAIR 20      560
SRN VAN ISLD    22/POOR 24      121     21/POOR 22      122     19/POOR 25      90
CNTRL VAN ISLD  15/POOR 19      110     57/GOOD 20      588     47/FAIR 21      423
NRN VAN ISLD    28/POOR 30      144     57/GOOD 25      474     77/GOOD 35      552
TERRACE         9/POOR  1       304     43/FAIR 20      573     74/GOOD 20      1094
STEWART         10/POOR 2       97      35/FAIR 20      267     61/GOOD 20      625

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  33   W  47   W  49
SANDSPIT        W  38   W  50   W  51
PORT HARDY      W  34   2       W  47


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

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