FLCN39 CWVR 241430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2012 FOR TODAY.

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

24-NOVEMBER-2012
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 5       302     12/POOR 1       716     15/POOR 4       521
KAMLOOPS        12/POOR 4       496     12/POOR 2       651     10/POOR 1       571
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 7       482     14/POOR 1       1394    15/POOR 2       964
CASTLEGAR       10/POOR 2       619     22/POOR 5       968     14/POOR 2       992
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       1001    20/POOR 4       1457    9/POOR  0       1552
REVELSTOKE      11/POOR 2       642     16/POOR 3       877     23/POOR 5       971
GOLDEN          9/POOR  2       823     12/POOR 2       1102    14/POOR 2       1265

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  32   W  37   W  42
CRANBROOK       W  33   W  44   W  47

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     20/POOR 15      678     17/POOR 10      685
100 MILE        11/POOR 8       981     15/POOR 5       1161    15/POOR 6       1120
WILLIAMS LAKE   10/POOR 5       967     16/POOR 7       1135    14/POOR 7       1066
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 17      935     10/POOR 2       1041    14/POOR 5       1083
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 12      711     18/POOR 19      774     27/POOR 21      857
BURNS LAKE      13/POOR 31      737     18/POOR 25      779     22/POOR 17      855
SMITHERS        11/POOR 15      549     13/POOR 10      604     11/POOR 5       613
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 3       799     18/POOR 5       1052    20/POOR 5       1133
CLEARWATER      10/POOR 1       554     9/POOR  0       669     15/POOR 4       687

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  19   W  30   W  30
SMITHERS        W  14   W  25   W  28

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     12/POOR 19      415     14/POOR 3       716     14/POOR 8       501
FT ST JOHN      20/POOR 16      830     18/POOR 5       1019    22/POOR 8       993
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 9       755     11/POOR 3       835     17/POOR 10      844
DAWSON          9/POOR  5       387     9/POOR  3       399     10/POOR 3       404
WATSON LAKE     11/POOR 3       783     12/POOR 4       847     18/POOR 13      818

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 3    W  7    W  10
WATSON LAKE     W  16   NW 9    NW 10
WHITEHORSE      W  11   NW 11   NW 12
MAYO            N  7    NW 10   NW 12

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       14/POOR 9       110     16/POOR 3       422     19/POOR 3       632
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 13      145     49/FAIR 12      799     27/POOR 5       740
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 5       137     15/POOR 2       648     15/POOR 2       596
SRN VAN ISLD    21/POOR 29      94      16/POOR 5       260     49/FAIR 13      686
CNTRL VAN ISLD  14/POOR 12      96      27/POOR 4       919     32/POOR 6       785
NRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 12      67      41/FAIR 19      369     31/POOR 6       734
TERRACE         11/POOR 5       295     18/POOR 20      301     11/POOR 2       378
STEWART         15/POOR 9       124     14/POOR 9       105     10/POOR 3       41

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       W  30   W  35   W  36
SANDSPIT        W  31   W  32   W  30
PORT HARDY      W  32   W  37   W  33


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

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