FLCN39 CWVR 211430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2013 FOR TODAY.

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

21-DECEMBER-2013
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   9/POOR  3       254     12/POOR 3       393     17/POOR 7       431
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 4       396     10/POOR 1       511     11/POOR 3       465
OKANAGAN        11/POOR 4       542     26/POOR 10      776     10/POOR 2       586
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 6       643     13/POOR 3       760     10/POOR 1       761
CRANBROOK       9/POOR  2       964     13/POOR 2       1325    12/POOR 2       1226
REVELSTOKE      11/POOR 2       654     9/POOR  0       866     12/POOR 2       717
GOLDEN          12/POOR 4       940     14/POOR 2       1211    12/POOR 3       954

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       NW 46   10      15
CRANBROOK       NW 43   NW 50   3

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 2       590     13/POOR 4       709     20/POOR 24      634
100 MILE        12/POOR 6       1016    14/POOR 6       1100    28/POOR 16      1174
WILLIAMS LAKE   10/POOR 2       1000    12/POOR 4       1079    31/POOR 18      1186
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 12      937     12/POOR 4       1040    11/POOR 5       968
PRINCE GEORGE   9/POOR  1       742     12/POOR 3       859     18/POOR 24      759
BURNS LAKE      9/POOR  3       738     14/POOR 6       869     11/POOR 22      728
SMITHERS        10/POOR 3       607     10/POOR 3       575     11/POOR 12      560
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 1       851     12/POOR 2       1033    14/POOR 8       853
CLEARWATER      10/POOR 2       467     13/POOR 4       582     11/POOR 4       498

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      NW 42   1       6
SMITHERS        NW 38   1       17

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 15      391     9/POOR  10      388     11/POOR 7       442
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 16      715     11/POOR 5       756     11/POOR 9       732
WHITEHORSE      13/POOR 19      745     13/POOR 23      737     12/POOR 21      730
DAWSON          10/POOR 6       398     12/POOR 6       463     10/POOR 4       415
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 4       727     11/POOR 4       777     12/POOR 4       831

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NW 35   NW 43   NW 45
WATSON LAKE     NW 35   NW 41   NW 44
WHITEHORSE      W  24   W  35   W  35
MAYO            W  17   W  28   W  33

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       15/POOR 7       168     23/POOR 6       433     12/POOR 5       100
FRASER VALLEY   12/POOR 7       135     11/POOR 3       205     11/POOR 10      89
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 9       94      12/POOR 2       303     9/POOR  1       130
SRN VAN ISLD    34/FAIR 13      402     11/POOR 1       462     13/POOR 4       202
CNTRL VAN ISLD  13/POOR 6       144     23/POOR 6       456     13/POOR 8       117
NRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 13      49      16/POOR 11      142     16/POOR 26      72
TERRACE         10/POOR 1       313     10/POOR 1       314     10/POOR 2       271
STEWART         9/POOR  1       27      10/POOR 2       103     12/POOR 12      58

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 43   3       8
SANDSPIT        NW 40   NW 50   NW 52
PORT HARDY      NW 37   W  49   NW 53


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

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