FLCN39 CWVR 201430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2016 FOR TODAY.

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

20-DECEMBER-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 5       281     38/FAIR 18      557     19/POOR 12      389
KAMLOOPS        12/POOR 10      392     15/POOR 35      376     10/POOR 2       392
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 4       489     45/FAIR 28      731     17/POOR 15      559
CASTLEGAR       13/POOR 9       572     13/POOR 9       577     13/POOR 4       694
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 4       963     16/POOR 8       1111    13/POOR 4       1115
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 4       573     10/POOR 8       462     14/POOR 6       597
GOLDEN          11/POOR 9       820     14/POOR 9       890     13/POOR 6       895

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       NW 30   NW 39   W  36
CRANBROOK       W  33   W  42   W  43

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         12/POOR 20      571     12/POOR 12      588     16/POOR 32      586
100 MILE        23/POOR 46      999     15/POOR 44      967     15/POOR 27      979
WILLIAMS LAKE   40/FAIR 42      971     13/POOR 37      958     12/POOR 17      972
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 6       952     60/GOOD 37      1240    14/POOR 35      937
PRINCE GEORGE   9/POOR  1       706     11/POOR 26      706     12/POOR 22      716
BURNS LAKE      12/POOR 28      736     22/POOR 32      789     10/POOR 27      723
SMITHERS        9/POOR  4       530     9/POOR  8       534     9/POOR  4       527
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 8       755     12/POOR 6       835     13/POOR 23      763
CLEARWATER      10/POOR 8       425     11/POOR 24      409     13/POOR 6       520

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  16   W  17   W  25
SMITHERS        W  36   W  40   W  31

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 10      398     9/POOR  11      386     10/POOR 27      386
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 24      703     10/POOR 32      699     12/POOR 41      708
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 27      712     9/POOR  16      708     9/POOR  6       706
DAWSON          9/POOR  4       382     9/POOR  4       383     9/POOR  1       374
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 11      705     9/POOR  9       694     9/POOR  7       692

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  31   W  25   W  22
WATSON LAKE     SW 19   SW 15   SW 18
WHITEHORSE      SW 25   SW 18   SW 18
MAYO            S  17   S  18   SW 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       35/FAIR 34      160     14/POOR 45      23      13/POOR 12      64
FRASER VALLEY   20/POOR 16      186     12/POOR 35      74      18/POOR 7       294
SQUAMISH        10/POOR 3       138     15/POOR 7       218     14/POOR 3       337
SRN VAN ISLD    33/POOR 34      158     12/POOR 39      32      13/POOR 5       182
CNTRL VAN ISLD  15/POOR 6       155     33/POOR 37      156     27/POOR 15      256
NRN VAN ISLD    63/GOOD 50      285     11/POOR 27      38      10/POOR 33      28
TERRACE         11/POOR 5       276     10/POOR 1       318     10/POOR 4       267
STEWART         17/POOR 3       39      10/POOR 6       34      9/POOR  2       48

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 42   NW 44   W  44
SANDSPIT        W  38   W  45   W  42
PORT HARDY      W  31   W  46   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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