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Fire Weather Forecasts
Smoke Forecasts
High resolution, interactive forecasts of
hourly, daily average and daily maximum
concentrations of PM2.5 smoke particles
at ground level from wildfires.
Interactive, high-resolution Fire Weather Index forecasts using gridded numerical weather prediction data for use in wildfire models and wildfire incident command briefings.
Interactive, high-resolution Fire Weather Index forecasts using gridded numerical weather prediction data for use in wildfire models and wildfire incident command briefings.
FireSmoke Canada
Welcome to the Canadian portal for information about wildland fire weather and smoke. From here you can access the BlueSky Canada smoke forecasts, fire weather forecasts, fire information, and the BlueSky Playground. The Weather Forecast Research Team at the University of British Columbia produces these research forecasts with support from multiple agencies. These tools and data serve professionals in the air quality, health & safety, emergency management, and science & research communities as well as the public. We are also a community of practice that advances policies, plans & organizations to address wildland fire and smoke issues.
Welcome to the Canadian portal for information about wildland fire weather and smoke. From here you can access the BlueSky Canada smoke forecasts, fire weather forecasts, fire information, and the BlueSky Playground. The Weather Forecast Research Team at the University of British Columbia produces these research forecasts with support from multiple agencies. These tools and data serve professionals in the air quality, health & safety, emergency management, and science & research communities as well as the public. We are also a community of practice that advances policies, plans & organizations to address wildland fire and smoke issues.
Video Tutorials
July 22, 2021 Four video tutorials are now available, covering interpretation of the smoke and fire weather forecasts as well as using the Playground. These tutorials can be viewed on the WFRT BlueSky Tutorials playlist.New Smoke Forecasts
March 31, 2021 The four BlueSky Canada daily smoke forecasts have been upgraded with a larger domain incorporating more emissions sources, improved meteorology over the larger domain, and produced using the new BlueSky Pipeline (BSP) modelling framework. The BSP framework improves emissions modelling and the integration of carryover smoke from previous forecasts, and positions BlueSky Canada to take advantage of new plume rise research and model development currently underway to further improve the smoke forecasts. View the current smoke forecast at firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/.New Fire Weather Forecasts
March 31, 2021 The beta version of the BlueSky Canada Fire Weather Forecast (FWF) model is now operational and producing daily forecasts. The FWF is an implementation of the Fire Weather Index (FWI) System using BlueSky Canada gridded metorological forecasts, providing high-resolution spatial and temporal FWI forecast output for use in operational wildfire models and wildfire incident command briefings. The FWF is available as an interactive map with point forecast functionality and active model comparison to observed meteorology and FWI values. View the current FWF forecast at firesmoke.ca/forecasts/fireweather/current/.
March 31, 2021 The four BlueSky Canada daily smoke forecasts have been upgraded with a larger domain incorporating more emissions sources, improved meteorology over the larger domain, and produced using the new BlueSky Pipeline (BSP) modelling framework. The BSP framework improves emissions modelling and the integration of carryover smoke from previous forecasts, and positions BlueSky Canada to take advantage of new plume rise research and model development currently underway to further improve the smoke forecasts. View the current smoke forecast at firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/.
March 31, 2021 The beta version of the BlueSky Canada Fire Weather Forecast (FWF) model is now operational and producing daily forecasts. The FWF is an implementation of the Fire Weather Index (FWI) System using BlueSky Canada gridded metorological forecasts, providing high-resolution spatial and temporal FWI forecast output for use in operational wildfire models and wildfire incident command briefings. The FWF is available as an interactive map with point forecast functionality and active model comparison to observed meteorology and FWI values. View the current FWF forecast at firesmoke.ca/forecasts/fireweather/current/.
SmartFire
Fire data acquisition, reconciliation and GIS database. Data streams with satellite hotspot detects and ground reports are available for browsing and downloading in multiple formats for use in modelling and forecasting systems.
Fire data acquisition, reconciliation and GIS database. Data streams with satellite hotspot detects and ground reports are available for browsing and downloading in multiple formats for use in modelling and forecasting systems.
Playground
Ad hoc, on-demand smoke modelling tool. Create emissions scenarios for prescribed burns and wildfires, then model and view the resulting smoke dispersion forecast.
Ad hoc, on-demand smoke modelling tool. Create emissions scenarios for prescribed burns and wildfires, then model and view the resulting smoke dispersion forecast.
