High temperatures, high winds could aggravate forest fires in British Columbia.

KELOWNA, BC – Southern British Columbia officials say warm weather and forecast gusts could spell the end of two days of forest fire relief in the region

Jason Luciw with the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Center in Kelowna Officials would like to see a repeat of the weather the region has seen in recent days, but he does not believe it will happen.

"We saw yesterday a much happier, much more friendly, summer day, Okanagan" Luciw said Sunday

But Environment Canada's forecast for next week in the south of Inside do not inspire confidence, with temperatures in the 30's and winds blowing over 40 kilometers to the hour

. There is intense heat, direct sun, strong winds … anything that could be in store by Monday, "said Luciw.

He said that lower temperatures with cloud cover and more wind Calms helped to contain the growth of a fire near Mount Eneas at about 13.74 square kilometers, and cleared much of the smoke seen in the area on Saturday.Mount Eneas is about 35 kilometers away at South Kelowna, between the cities of Summerland and Peachland

Kevin Skrepnek, Wildfire Service's Fire Information Services Manager, agreed with Luciw that the weather forecast in a The foreseeable future would pose problems in the interior of the country – including unpredictable lightning – and we are also preparing for the potential that many new fires could begin with this lightning bolt, "he said.

Environment Canada maintained a Smoky Sky Bulletin in large areas of the province. , including the East Kootenay area, just west of the Alberta border, in the Okanagan Valley region about 350 kilometers west of the border [[]] 19659005] Peter Waterman, Mayor of Summerland District, said: The fire on Mount Eneas on Sunday, and he was pleased with the coordinated efforts of the local forest fire service and fire departments In all the interior

"I am very satisfied with the amount of people on this particular fire." He added that smoke in the Summerland area had largely disappeared by Sunday.

"I went out for about an hour."

Waterman said that on the other side of Okanagan Lake from Summerland, the village of Naramata was facing two fires: Karla Kozakevich, Regional District President, who represents Naramata, confirmed both are under

Kozakevich said that they are concerned about a fire in the Glenfir area of ​​his district, the Naramata and other volunteer fire service kept the fire away from the homes . She said residents still have concerns about tourism in the area when natural disasters like wildfires and floods erupt, but she wanted to rebadure prospective vacationers that they will be "

" That It has no impact on businesses, vineyards, even residents – it seems like everything will be fine, "Kozakevich said.

With the 35 properties already facing evacuation orders in the area, 890 other properties were on evacuation alert between the regional districts of central Okanagan and the United States. Okanagan-Similkameen, which means residents may have to leave at any time.