FLCN39 CWVR 231430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2016 FOR TODAY.

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

23-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   10/POOR 3       280     23/POOR 8       563     31/POOR 10      656
KAMLOOPS        9/POOR  1       381     17/POOR 8       542     18/POOR 8       555
OKANAGAN        9/POOR  2       477     18/POOR 7       688     23/POOR 5       1007
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 6       660     22/POOR 7       840     34/FAIR 7       1213
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       965     12/POOR 2       1249    26/POOR 5       1582
REVELSTOKE      13/POOR 3       658     19/POOR 5       802     29/POOR 5       1224
GOLDEN          11/POOR 7       836     18/POOR 5       1134    25/POOR 5       1393

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       S  11   S  11   SW 9
CRANBROOK       S  13   SW 30   SW 22

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 4       582     15/POOR 7       706     18/POOR 5       863
100 MILE        12/POOR 10      986     30/POOR 14      1235    24/POOR 10      1234
WILLIAMS LAKE   10/POOR 5       975     14/POOR 5       1120    12/POOR 4       1078
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 8       939     14/POOR 7       1035    9/POOR  0       1080
PRINCE GEORGE   11/POOR 18      711     10/POOR 1       866     10/POOR 1       825
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 7       730     11/POOR 4       807     13/POOR 4       880
SMITHERS        10/POOR 4       549     10/POOR 3       596     13/POOR 5       658
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 4       775     9/POOR  0       1025    16/POOR 4       1058
CLEARWATER      11/POOR 3       526     15/POOR 3       738     14/POOR 2       879

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      SW 18   W  19   W  17
SMITHERS        NW 23   NW 28   NW 23

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     11/POOR 4       454     13/POOR 6       491     10/POOR 5       417
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 2       755     12/POOR 8       760     13/POOR 8       776
WHITEHORSE      12/POOR 22      724     14/POOR 21      745     13/POOR 24      731
DAWSON          9/POOR  2       388     9/POOR  2       408     10/POOR 3       400
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 5       737     10/POOR 2       801     12/POOR 4       808

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  13   W  28   W  23
WATSON LAKE     W  11   W  16   W  18
WHITEHORSE      W  11   W  28   W  22
MAYO            W  16   W  8    W  13

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       10/POOR 2       54      18/POOR 8       212     23/POOR 8       338
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 21      106     22/POOR 10      306     18/POOR 5       408
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 8       152     22/POOR 8       363     22/POOR 5       526
SRN VAN ISLD    16/POOR 13      120     17/POOR 9       189     20/POOR 9       244
CNTRL VAN ISLD  11/POOR 7       86      24/POOR 6       499     35/FAIR 7       769
NRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 6       103     46/FAIR 24      351     83/GOOD 33      676
TERRACE         10/POOR 2       298     10/POOR 1       337     10/POOR 2       316
STEWART         10/POOR 2       127     11/POOR 3       117     11/POOR 3       116

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       SW 14   NW 19   NW 18
SANDSPIT        NW 27   NW 31   NW 25
PORT HARDY      W  22   W  24   W  26


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

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