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Smoke control forecast for British Columbia and Yukon


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FLCN39 CWVR 091430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 2006 FOR TODAY.

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

09-DECEMBER-2006
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       324     17/POOR 15      328     20/POOR 10      441
KAMLOOPS        16/POOR 11      457     23/POOR 20      482     17/POOR 12      476
OKANAGAN        9/POOR  1       500     13/POOR 12      518     20/POOR 8       709
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 7       552     15/POOR 15      564     11/POOR 9       534
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 5       989     12/POOR 5       1060    11/POOR 3       1035
REVELSTOKE      15/POOR 7       595     22/POOR 17      592     12/POOR 6       530
GOLDEN          15/POOR 9       904     16/POOR 7       982     16/POOR 6       992

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       0  0    S  43   S  50
CRANBROOK               S  13   SW 39

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         14/POOR 31      577     10/POOR 15      556     15/POOR 36      577
100 MILE        21/POOR 27      1021    14/POOR 12      1020    41/FAIR 37      1123
WILLIAMS LAKE   12/POOR 25      965     11/POOR 22      956     15/POOR 36      973
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 7       945     11/POOR 6       973     12/POOR 18      936
PRINCE GEORGE   12/POOR 12      740     12/POOR 12      730     12/POOR 40      703
BURNS LAKE      17/POOR 17      805     10/POOR 16      728     16/POOR 28      759
SMITHERS        12/POOR 7       604     11/POOR 8       567     11/POOR 12      546
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 8       855     20/POOR 12      910     21/POOR 13      899
CLEARWATER      15/POOR 10      515     18/POOR 10      571     16/POOR 12      511

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE              S  50   S  37
SMITHERS                SE 48   S  56

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 11      403     10/POOR 10      392     9/POOR  1       449
FT ST JOHN      10/POOR 5       721     13/POOR 14      744     12/POOR 15      727
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 19      717     11/POOR 20      724     11/POOR 18      718
DAWSON          10/POOR 22      377     9/POOR  16      373     9/POOR  5       379
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  7       699     10/POOR 4       717     10/POOR 3       737

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE              SE 30   S  44
WATSON LAKE             S  13   S  17
WHITEHORSE              SE 39   S  54
MAYO                    S  33   S  39

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       15/POOR 11      95      18/POOR 25      71      11/POOR 46      11
FRASER VALLEY   13/POOR 15      106     11/POOR 12      88      10/POOR 28      63
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 9       136     11/POOR 7       99      10/POOR 10      78
SRN VAN ISLD    26/POOR 16      225     13/POOR 25      50      10/POOR 35      24
CNTRL VAN ISLD  14/POOR 18      73      12/POOR 10      79      10/POOR 22      34
NRN VAN ISLD    39/FAIR 35      200     11/POOR 30      33      14/POOR 34      51
TERRACE         13/POOR 6       334     12/POOR 12      257     10/POOR 3       257
STEWART         11/POOR 10      35      11/POOR 15      25      9/POOR  8       15

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       S  31   S  43   SE 56
SANDSPIT        SE 61   S  80   S  59
PORT HARDY      E  39   SE 41   SE 33


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

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Created: 2002-12-31
Modified: 2004-07-13
Reviewed: 2002-12-31
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