FLCN39 CWVR 021503
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST
THURSDAY 2 MARCH 2017 FOR TODAY.

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

02-March-2017
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   11/POOR 3       360     69/GOOD 18      1086    36/FAIR 6       1147
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 4       389     47/FAIR 14      930     99/GOOD 24      1733
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 3       496     18/POOR 4       869     89/GOOD 26      1410
CASTLEGAR       12/POOR 6       593     17/POOR 3       1010    22/POOR 9       776
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 5       974     35/FAIR 7       1700    77/GOOD 25      1689
REVELSTOKE      13/POOR 3       702     17/POOR 3       927     15/POOR 5       668
GOLDEN          14/POOR 4       1001    15/POOR 2       1317    27/POOR 8       1217

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PENTICTON       W  26   W  50   W  50
CRANBROOK       W  23   W  48   1

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         28/POOR 23      702     61/GOOD 31      945     45/FAIR 4       2488
100 MILE        34/FAIR 28      1119    77/GOOD 35      1471    74/GOOD 9       2859
WILLIAMS LAKE   33/POOR 24      1138    70/GOOD 35      1393    76/GOOD 6       3994
PUNTZI MTN      13/POOR 5       1070    99/GOOD 26      2425    60/GOOD 4       3939
PRINCE GEORGE   34/FAIR 25      891     71/GOOD 39      1103    99/GOOD 24      3495
BURNS LAKE      32/POOR 24      902     92/GOOD 39      1395    71/GOOD 8       2750
SMITHERS        29/POOR 19      724     98/GOOD 26      1701    38/FAIR 3       2524
MCBRIDE         13/POOR 6       858     31/POOR 9       1212    21/POOR 3       1481
CLEARWATER      12/POOR 5       492     21/POOR 7       731     26/POOR 3       1504

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PR. GEORGE      SW 26   W  32   SW 32
SMITHERS        SW 51   SW 43   SW 18

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     16/POOR 7       579     9/POOR  0       903     74/GOOD 17      1412
FT ST JOHN      27/POOR 13      958     17/POOR 13      813     13/POOR 24      726
WHITEHORSE      18/POOR 10      866     54/FAIR 17      1305    83/GOOD 28      1487
DAWSON          10/POOR 4       412     16/POOR 5       628     17/POOR 5       678
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 5       720     22/POOR 4       1316    20/POOR 2       1760

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
DEASE LAKE      S  37   S  32   S  25
WATSON LAKE     S  29   S  33   SW 26
WHITEHORSE      SE 12   S  15   SW 15
MAYO            SW 21   SW 16   SW 12

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       24/POOR 19      148     20/POOR 28      73      12/POOR 9       55
FRASER VALLEY   12/POOR 7       133     19/POOR 26      130     13/POOR 15      112
SQUAMISH        11/POOR 2       244     25/POOR 6       577     25/POOR 6       568
SRN VAN ISLD    31/POOR 17      275     19/POOR 20      111     31/POOR 28      178
CNTRL VAN ISLD  15/POOR 16      201     31/POOR 19      253     61/GOOD 18      724
NRN VAN ISLD    33/POOR 29      190     17/POOR 29      75      81/GOOD 20      1044
TERRACE         11/POOR 3       335     37/FAIR 17      561     26/POOR 3       1328
STEWART         12/POOR 3       162     19/POOR 10      191     15/POOR 2       550

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
VANCOUVER       SW 36   1       2
SANDSPIT        SW 35   SW 38   SW 39
PORT HARDY      SW 51   SW 45   SW 37


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

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