B.C. wildfires: Scattered showers won't help, wind may fuel flames, officials say

WILLIAMS LAKE — Crews struggling to beat back wildfires in British Columbia braced Friday for the worst as officials predicted weather conditions would deteriorate heading into the weekend.
Kevin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service said the Saturday forecast called for sustained winds between 20 and 40 kilometres an hour across the Cariboo region and the southern Interior, with gusts reaching 70 km-h in some areas affected by the fires.
“That level of wind certainly has the prospec