FLCN39 CWVR 241458 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 11/POOR 4 314 25/POOR 15 429 34/FAIR 15 561 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 5 480 24/POOR 14 546 36/FAIR 20 622 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 8 495 22/POOR 12 656 34/FAIR 20 709 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 3 652 12/POOR 5 600 40/FAIR 20 818 CRANBROOK 9/POOR 1 1022 11/POOR 2 1148 35/FAIR 15 1289 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 6 650 12/POOR 6 545 37/FAIR 20 729 GOLDEN 13/POOR 6 909 23/POOR 9 1081 15/POOR 5 987 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SW 20 SW 30 SW 24 CRANBROOK SW 21 SW 30 W 26 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 28/POOR 31 666 38/FAIR 29 753 27/POOR 15 775 100 MILE 22/POOR 23 1045 38/FAIR 30 1140 29/POOR 18 1160 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 24 985 31/POOR 28 1097 15/POOR 6 1120 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 3 942 12/POOR 4 1035 15/POOR 10 1022 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 29 755 12/POOR 8 749 16/POOR 5 941 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 15 779 16/POOR 9 853 16/POOR 5 965 SMITHERS 13/POOR 11 583 11/POOR 3 617 16/POOR 12 623 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 9 826 18/POOR 10 896 20/POOR 12 900 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 7 493 17/POOR 10 546 30/POOR 15 677 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 10 SW 11 SW 8 SMITHERS SE 6 W 3 NW 9 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 9 434 11/POOR 4 482 19/POOR 12 532 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 27 725 16/POOR 13 795 20/POOR 11 875 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 8 734 19/POOR 18 803 21/POOR 22 803 DAWSON 10/POOR 4 394 10/POOR 1 470 17/POOR 14 470 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 4 798 10/POOR 3 745 12/POOR 5 790 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 5 W 7 NW 10 WATSON LAKE W 6 W 4 W 7 WHITEHORSE NW 7 NW 11 NW 16 MAYO NW 11 NW 8 W 9 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 56/GOOD 29 376 28/POOR 13 281 37/FAIR 12 489 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 19 175 22/POOR 23 169 37/FAIR 25 284 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 7 163 38/FAIR 40 202 64/GOOD 40 394 SRN VAN ISLD 63/GOOD 27 510 54/FAIR 31 354 49/FAIR 18 503 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 24 310 30/POOR 22 209 64/GOOD 22 636 NRN VAN ISLD 47/FAIR 36 255 25/POOR 30 126 78/GOOD 36 557 TERRACE 11/POOR 5 291 35/FAIR 25 427 30/POOR 20 427 STEWART 12/POOR 10 55 12/POOR 15 45 21/POOR 15 157 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 24 SW 21 W 17 SANDSPIT SW 6 NW 12 NW 17 PORT HARDY N 9 NW 19 NW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/papx