FLCN39 CWVR 241430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER 2016 FOR TODAY.

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

24-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 2       362     34/FAIR 15      559     10/POOR 1       448
KAMLOOPS        12/POOR 14      379     67/GOOD 22      1010    9/POOR  0       672
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 4       506     36/FAIR 11      946     14/POOR 2       876
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 6       633     34/FAIR 13      883     16/POOR 3       924
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 2       993     10/POOR 1       1198    11/POOR 1       1305
REVELSTOKE      12/POOR 4       600     19/POOR 4       893     11/POOR 1       822
GOLDEN          10/POOR 3       874     16/POOR 4       1084    12/POOR 2       1069

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       S  12   NW 6    NW 12
CRANBROOK       S  24   SW 27   SW 19

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         11/POOR 5       619     13/POOR 3       798     12/POOR 2       805
100 MILE        41/FAIR 18      1315    54/FAIR 18      1516    25/POOR 7       1379
WILLIAMS LAKE   16/POOR 5       1189    19/POOR 5       1314    12/POOR 2       1225
PUNTZI MTN      37/FAIR 14      1314    28/POOR 8       1361    18/POOR 6       1202
PRINCE GEORGE   12/POOR 21      714     13/POOR 2       1077    12/POOR 2       933
BURNS LAKE      11/POOR 18      738     11/POOR 6       768     12/POOR 4       840
SMITHERS        11/POOR 15      541     10/POOR 3       608     11/POOR 3       646
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 3       785     14/POOR 2       1215    14/POOR 4       954
CLEARWATER      12/POOR 4       523     24/POOR 5       971     16/POOR 3       835

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      N  29   N  50   N  43
SMITHERS        N  31   NW 38   NW 43

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     9/POOR  2       411     15/POOR 10      501     10/POOR 6       404
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 5       724     18/POOR 7       926     12/POOR 6       792
WHITEHORSE      9/POOR  2       712     9/POOR  16      706     10/POOR 15      717
DAWSON          9/POOR  4       379     9/POOR  6       376     9/POOR  5       373
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  9       698     9/POOR  2       696     10/POOR 2       803

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      NW 24   NW 37   NW 41
WATSON LAKE     NW 28   NW 42   NW 44
WHITEHORSE      W  19   W  33   W  38
MAYO            W  26   W  33   W  32

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       16/POOR 6       224     34/FAIR 14      357     18/POOR 5       345
FRASER VALLEY   12/POOR 4       190     34/FAIR 19      326     32/POOR 13      417
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 6       125     21/POOR 7       371     14/POOR 4       285
SRN VAN ISLD    29/POOR 9       453     51/FAIR 18      538     29/POOR 8       520
CNTRL VAN ISLD  14/POOR 7       166     40/FAIR 12      568     26/POOR 7       505
NRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 14      42      38/FAIR 18      348     24/POOR 30      120
TERRACE         10/POOR 5       244     12/POOR 4       351     10/POOR 1       335
STEWART         9/POOR  6       16      9/POOR  8       16      10/POOR 3       64

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       N  36   1       N  42
SANDSPIT        N  37   N  42   N  42
PORT HARDY      NW 22   NW 26   NW 30


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

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