FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2006 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-FEBRUARY-2006 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 11/POOR 6 287 20/POOR 4 741 16/POOR 3 648 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 5 423 15/POOR 2 939 17/POOR 5 627 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 9 486 21/POOR 5 918 12/POOR 2 746 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 13 589 22/POOR 4 1134 24/POOR 4 1195 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 9 1005 11/POOR 1 1351 18/POOR 3 1477 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 3 602 14/POOR 2 893 19/POOR 3 1090 GOLDEN 13/POOR 5 940 13/POOR 3 1028 16/POOR 3 1186 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON 0 0 N 17 NE 26 CRANBROOK N 15 N 22 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 9/POOR 1 567 32/POOR 9 1064 23/POOR 11 789 100 MILE 10/POOR 5 981 39/FAIR 11 1514 14/POOR 5 1133 WILLIAMS LAKE 9/POOR 1 970 27/POOR 6 1513 15/POOR 5 1162 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 5 934 16/POOR 2 1528 16/POOR 10 1046 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 8 718 16/POOR 3 1100 18/POOR 5 1018 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 8 755 17/POOR 4 1077 23/POOR 9 1001 SMITHERS 11/POOR 4 593 12/POOR 2 800 29/POOR 10 915 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 4 860 11/POOR 1 1125 10/POOR 1 949 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 3 497 16/POOR 3 832 11/POOR 1 725 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NE 20 N 28 SMITHERS N 11 N 22 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 11/POOR 10 416 15/POOR 5 589 13/POOR 5 526 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 17 788 42/FAIR 12 1271 18/POOR 15 806 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 21 732 17/POOR 13 815 15/POOR 11 806 DAWSON 10/POOR 8 395 13/POOR 6 486 15/POOR 7 529 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 8 719 12/POOR 3 843 9/POOR 1 763 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE N 9 N 22 WATSON LAKE 0 0 NW 15 WHITEHORSE SW 28 W 33 MAYO S 37 SW 35 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 21/POOR 13 182 35/FAIR 11 470 25/POOR 5 634 FRASER VALLEY 32/POOR 27 229 57/GOOD 15 803 46/FAIR 9 934 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 14 143 19/POOR 4 515 18/POOR 3 606 SRN VAN ISLD 52/FAIR 30 341 26/POOR 7 488 38/FAIR 12 518 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 5 123 24/POOR 5 597 40/FAIR 9 740 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 12 85 36/FAIR 7 805 74/GOOD 17 1042 TERRACE 13/POOR 8 319 14/POOR 3 533 13/POOR 2 572 STEWART 10/POOR 13 27 10/POOR 4 71 11/POOR 5 80 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NW 11 N 15 NE 41 SANDSPIT N 13 N 33 N 26 PORT HARDY NW 41 N 43 N 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC