FLCN39 CWVR 181430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
MONDAY 18 JANUARY 2016 FOR TODAY.

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

18-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   9/POOR  1       310     44/FAIR 15      729     18/POOR 5       556
KAMLOOPS        11/POOR 3       453     29/POOR 15      614     20/POOR 5       746
OKANAGAN        11/POOR 10      487     26/POOR 11      749     20/POOR 5       856
CASTLEGAR       12/POOR 3       673     22/POOR 5       984     20/POOR 5       914
CRANBROOK       11/POOR 3       1032    20/POOR 5       1364    20/POOR 5       1348
REVELSTOKE      15/POOR 5       670     18/POOR 4       861     34/FAIR 5       1443
GOLDEN          14/POOR 5       949     18/POOR 5       1136    20/POOR 5       1216

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       W  18   W  19   W  19
CRANBROOK       NW 24   W  21   W  16

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 11      563     25/POOR 11      829     22/POOR 6       955
100 MILE        15/POOR 18      998     51/FAIR 19      1440    23/POOR 9       1239
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 17      964     36/FAIR 19      1234    13/POOR 2       1316
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 6       933     28/POOR 15      1160    15/POOR 3       1260
PRINCE GEORGE   11/POOR 9       722     28/POOR 15      941     11/POOR 3       791
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 7       752     14/POOR 9       826     12/POOR 3       910
SMITHERS        11/POOR 5       577     21/POOR 15      671     11/POOR 4       616
MCBRIDE         11/POOR 8       775     26/POOR 11      1031    13/POOR 4       895
CLEARWATER      12/POOR 3       577     18/POOR 6       660     20/POOR 7       682

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  18   W  23   W  13
SMITHERS        SW 17   SW 17   SW 13

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     25/POOR 7       830     14/POOR 2       826     14/POOR 4       633
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 4       751     18/POOR 10      859     21/POOR 13      863
WHITEHORSE      13/POOR 19      745     51/FAIR 31      1003    18/POOR 25      769
DAWSON          10/POOR 5       416     16/POOR 12      473     11/POOR 4       442
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 3       763     10/POOR 1       816     12/POOR 4       846

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      SW 11   SW 10   S  11
WATSON LAKE     S  10   S  11   S  11
WHITEHORSE      S  7    S  8    S  9
MAYO            S  9    SE 5    SW 6

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       19/POOR 22      85      67/GOOD 29      502     55/GOOD 21      502
FRASER VALLEY   23/POOR 16      220     35/FAIR 16      387     26/POOR 11      352
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 4       219     34/FAIR 15      383     41/FAIR 15      504
SRN VAN ISLD    13/POOR 14      69      12/POOR 11      63      29/POOR 20      219
CNTRL VAN ISLD  10/POOR 9       51      19/POOR 10      208     25/POOR 5       624
NRN VAN ISLD    19/POOR 24      99      21/POOR 30      98      38/FAIR 30      222
TERRACE         11/POOR 4       296     11/POOR 4       285     11/POOR 3       352
STEWART         10/POOR 5       48      11/POOR 8       43      11/POOR 5       76

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 15   SW 25   SW 20
SANDSPIT        SW 23   S  22   SW 19
PORT HARDY      S  33   S  21   S  15


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

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