FLCN39 CWVR 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 27-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 16/POOR 11 339 16/POOR 7 402 24/POOR 9 553 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 13 455 13/POOR 5 503 13/POOR 4 523 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 10 547 16/POOR 13 549 19/POOR 13 596 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 7 652 9/POOR 1 550 20/POOR 6 837 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 3 1053 11/POOR 2 1105 13/POOR 4 1143 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 7 670 12/POOR 6 538 12/POOR 3 607 GOLDEN 14/POOR 5 961 12/POOR 4 911 11/POOR 2 1010 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 28 W 37 W 44 CRANBROOK W 29 W 28 W 31 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 27 566 10/POOR 14 561 32/POOR 26 721 100 MILE 20/POOR 24 1028 12/POOR 5 1066 23/POOR 20 1078 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 18 973 10/POOR 1 1099 23/POOR 20 1078 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 6 923 10/POOR 4 936 13/POOR 10 979 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 35 721 11/POOR 28 706 27/POOR 21 860 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 33 733 13/POOR 25 746 13/POOR 31 736 SMITHERS 10/POOR 20 532 9/POOR 18 527 12/POOR 25 542 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 7 836 13/POOR 6 838 15/POOR 7 888 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 9 459 11/POOR 3 506 17/POOR 6 627 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 48 W 51 W 45 SMITHERS W 39 W 38 W 35 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 20/POOR 22 478 17/POOR 17 474 16/POOR 16 459 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 38 741 10/POOR 19 705 16/POOR 8 846 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 13 881 18/POOR 14 825 27/POOR 15 932 DAWSON 10/POOR 10 381 9/POOR 6 373 10/POOR 5 388 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 5 750 9/POOR 2 734 9/POOR 2 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 13 W 22 W 23 WATSON LAKE SW 10 SW 12 SW 17 WHITEHORSE S 5 SW 5 SW 12 MAYO E 8 E 6 0 0 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 16/POOR 31 42 10/POOR 12 19 23/POOR 32 83 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 24 157 15/POOR 24 103 19/POOR 16 173 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 7 164 13/POOR 9 141 25/POOR 9 391 SRN VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 25 331 11/POOR 27 30 39/FAIR 27 246 CNTRL VAN ISLD 9/POOR 3 49 10/POOR 16 37 44/FAIR 19 418 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 13 124 21/POOR 14 189 36/FAIR 22 276 TERRACE 12/POOR 14 261 12/POOR 14 250 11/POOR 15 237 STEWART 11/POOR 14 31 10/POOR 15 17 10/POOR 8 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 38 W 48 W 53 SANDSPIT W 44 W 50 W 53 PORT HARDY W 39 W 37 W 38 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/