FLCN39 CWVR 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-DECEMBER-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 17/POOR 7 432 30/POOR 7 816 25/POOR 5 828 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 8 499 50/FAIR 20 796 60/GOOD 15 1164 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 10 575 33/POOR 11 901 38/FAIR 9 1127 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 9 709 28/POOR 9 903 30/POOR 5 1342 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 6 1081 29/POOR 8 1423 29/POOR 5 1713 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 7 673 25/POOR 6 956 17/POOR 3 947 GOLDEN 11/POOR 3 934 17/POOR 3 1293 16/POOR 3 1193 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON SW 12 W 13 W 15 CRANBROOK SW 31 SW 26 SW 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 22/POOR 27 636 39/FAIR 15 963 17/POOR 4 899 100 MILE 28/POOR 18 1144 54/FAIR 20 1446 48/FAIR 14 1540 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 13 986 50/FAIR 18 1438 24/POOR 6 1412 PUNTZI MTN 51/FAIR 17 1459 52/FAIR 16 1511 32/POOR 7 1561 PRINCE GEORGE 26/POOR 33 790 53/FAIR 24 1108 11/POOR 2 910 BURNS LAKE 31/POOR 27 878 60/GOOD 18 1395 12/POOR 6 791 SMITHERS 11/POOR 16 542 30/POOR 13 833 10/POOR 2 569 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 7 856 16/POOR 4 1039 11/POOR 2 938 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 9 518 30/POOR 10 800 21/POOR 5 847 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NE 11 N 17 N 21 SMITHERS N 35 N 39 N 43 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 12/POOR 15 413 17/POOR 14 491 11/POOR 8 430 FT ST JOHN 28/POOR 18 903 35/FAIR 13 1097 25/POOR 8 1084 WHITEHORSE 9/POOR 4 708 9/POOR 5 705 10/POOR 20 712 DAWSON 9/POOR 5 381 9/POOR 5 377 9/POOR 7 373 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 706 9/POOR 4 698 9/POOR 1 712 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE N 53 1 N 43 WATSON LAKE N 53 4 N 45 WHITEHORSE N 29 N 30 N 30 MAYO N 23 N 23 N 26 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 36/FAIR 12 465 23/POOR 5 551 65/GOOD 21 663 FRASER VALLEY 54/FAIR 34 360 76/GOOD 32 625 75/GOOD 32 616 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 13 236 33/POOR 11 481 24/POOR 9 374 SRN VAN ISLD 94/GOOD 30 954 57/GOOD 22 523 99/GOOD 31 1192 CNTRL VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 22 332 74/GOOD 22 822 52/FAIR 10 978 NRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 26 154 50/FAIR 22 432 47/FAIR 25 351 TERRACE 16/POOR 16 294 50/FAIR 60 367 44/FAIR 50 367 STEWART 10/POOR 15 17 9/POOR 11 14 10/POOR 10 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NW 5 NW 14 NW 19 SANDSPIT N 30 N 39 N 37 PORT HARDY N 50 N 49 N 47 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/