FLCN39 CWVR 061430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 06-MARCH-2008 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 8 273 73/GOOD 30 792 87/GOOD 30 1018 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 7 511 43/FAIR 12 946 77/GOOD 20 1291 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 2 509 42/FAIR 12 1038 66/GOOD 12 1628 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 7 598 43/FAIR 12 1106 61/GOOD 13 1451 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 6 1012 41/FAIR 12 1490 49/FAIR 12 1681 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 3 702 35/FAIR 11 912 23/POOR 4 1109 GOLDEN 18/POOR 5 1126 21/POOR 5 1222 20/POOR 3 1466 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 15 W 12 W 9 CRANBROOK NW 17 N 23 N 23 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 12/POOR 19 576 38/FAIR 13 1001 65/GOOD 19 1283 100 MILE 23/POOR 22 1057 32/POOR 18 1200 78/GOOD 23 1772 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 15 986 19/POOR 4 1401 62/GOOD 17 1688 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 10 961 14/POOR 2 1330 41/FAIR 14 1392 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 15 747 48/FAIR 13 1340 77/GOOD 20 1625 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 7 740 62/GOOD 16 1515 31/POOR 15 1011 SMITHERS 11/POOR 5 602 13/POOR 2 932 55/GOOD 16 1173 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 7 896 37/FAIR 13 1163 45/FAIR 10 1509 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 8 520 24/POOR 6 889 46/FAIR 10 1205 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE SW 26 SW 30 SW 30 SMITHERS W 22 W 21 SW 23 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 15/POOR 11 477 13/POOR 4 545 19/POOR 9 588 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 21 783 80/GOOD 37 1240 81/GOOD 25 1529 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 22 823 76/GOOD 21 1571 65/GOOD 29 1183 DAWSON 10/POOR 7 395 15/POOR 5 573 98/GOOD 35 1235 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 8 739 28/POOR 18 900 39/FAIR 24 953 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 27 W 24 SW 27 WATSON LAKE SW 29 SW 30 SW 28 WHITEHORSE W 31 W 35 SW 28 MAYO SW 21 SW 22 SW 23 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 11/POOR 5 58 22/POOR 10 258 62/GOOD 16 802 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 18 136 34/FAIR 10 572 64/GOOD 15 953 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 8 95 30/POOR 6 752 34/FAIR 5 1052 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 14 95 11/POOR 2 212 43/FAIR 12 619 CNTRL VAN ISLD 9/POOR 1 61 55/GOOD 15 724 55/GOOD 15 730 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 10 72 27/POOR 14 270 86/GOOD 39 622 TERRACE 10/POOR 1 331 14/POOR 3 537 15/POOR 8 348 STEWART 11/POOR 6 60 12/POOR 6 92 10/POOR 10 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER SW 21 SW 26 SW 29 SANDSPIT W 18 NW 25 W 19 PORT HARDY W 19 W 31 W 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC