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Smoke control forecast for British Columbia and Yukon

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FLCN39 CWVR 221430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2007 FOR TODAY.

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

22-NOVEMBER-2007
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 4       267     10/POOR 1       390     10/POOR 1       365
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 2       419     14/POOR 3       655     11/POOR 1       649
OKANAGAN        10/POOR 5       484     17/POOR 4       818     11/POOR 2       650
CASTLEGAR       14/POOR 10      581     20/POOR 6       836     11/POOR 1       820
CRANBROOK       11/POOR 7       986     12/POOR 2       1189    12/POOR 2       1169
REVELSTOKE      10/POOR 2       569     10/POOR 1       678     13/POOR 3       655
GOLDEN          13/POOR 6       919     13/POOR 4       979     10/POOR 1       968

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       N  35   N  48   N  48
CRANBROOK       N  20   N  26   N  33

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 13      566     18/POOR 11      700     27/POOR 22      708
100 MILE        10/POOR 4       972     18/POOR 9       1117    24/POOR 15      1132
WILLIAMS LAKE   10/POOR 7       965     12/POOR 3       1147    19/POOR 8       1162
PUNTZI MTN      10/POOR 8       928     9/POOR  1       989     11/POOR 3       1013
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 2       758     16/POOR 6       897     14/POOR 5       859
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 6       732     11/POOR 5       786     11/POOR 5       776
SMITHERS        9/POOR  2       545     12/POOR 7       592     12/POOR 7       590
MCBRIDE         10/POOR 2       819     10/POOR 2       863     12/POOR 5       840
CLEARWATER      11/POOR 3       494     12/POOR 3       585     17/POOR 7       617

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      N  27   N  35   N  44
SMITHERS        NW 12   NW 25   NW 30

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     13/POOR 37      401     11/POOR 21      399     9/POOR  1       430
FT ST JOHN      13/POOR 23      727     14/POOR 9       796     17/POOR 23      758
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 14      717     11/POOR 19      722     12/POOR 24      728
DAWSON          10/POOR 7       383     10/POOR 9       383     11/POOR 22      386
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  6       698     9/POOR  3       703     10/POOR 3       729

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  15   W  27   W  33
WATSON LAKE     W  17   W  31   W  39
WHITEHORSE      SW 20   SW 31   W  39
MAYO            W  23   W  31   W  42

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 6       190     27/POOR 14      258     20/POOR 11      198
FRASER VALLEY   15/POOR 18      120     16/POOR 7       241     14/POOR 4       273
SQUAMISH        15/POOR 16      116     17/POOR 11      188     12/POOR 4       203
SRN VAN ISLD    24/POOR 18      178     31/POOR 16      295     25/POOR 13      255
CNTRL VAN ISLD  16/POOR 11      135     26/POOR 12      301     12/POOR 2       275
NRN VAN ISLD    11/POOR 13      50      13/POOR 5       181     11/POOR 9       64
TERRACE         11/POOR 7       272     10/POOR 4       277     9/POOR  1       262
STEWART         22/POOR 3       16      10/POOR 7       24      10/POOR 6       26

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       N  26   N  36   N  45
SANDSPIT        NW 12   N  25   N  29
PORT HARDY      W  14   W  13   W  18


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

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