Article content Experts say that what’s in the forecast for Saturday, easterly winds carrying smoke into the region as early as 3 a.m., could foreshadow what is still to come. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Wildfire smoke coming to Vancouver with possibility of lasting returns: Experts Back to video Christopher Rodell of the University of B.C.’s FireSmoke forecasting system said it predicts smoke will envelop Metro until strong Pacific winds push it back eastward the next day. What is still to be determined is the concentration of particulate matter, or smoke, in the air, although current estimates put it at low risk of causing any adverse health effects, he said.