FLCN39 CWVR 311430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-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 15 255 66/GOOD 30 701 13/POOR 4 412 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 17 386 61/GOOD 20 963 20/POOR 15 481 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 25 542 64/GOOD 19 1165 13/POOR 6 591 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 9 616 56/GOOD 19 1063 10/POOR 8 525 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 5 1085 83/GOOD 24 1845 9/POOR 2 964 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 8 764 56/GOOD 20 988 11/POOR 1 727 GOLDEN 30/POOR 13 1097 64/GOOD 22 1404 11/POOR 1 1116 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON 9 14 7 CRANBROOK 3 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 17/POOR 38 583 57/GOOD 18 1163 15/POOR 6 738 100 MILE 20/POOR 37 995 71/GOOD 29 1499 29/POOR 16 1179 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 31 960 62/GOOD 24 1467 15/POOR 6 1134 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 38 927 68/GOOD 25 1507 17/POOR 7 1115 PRINCE GEORGE 66/GOOD 38 1069 12/POOR 9 747 15/POOR 8 828 BURNS LAKE 41/FAIR 29 949 37/FAIR 25 945 10/POOR 7 752 SMITHERS 11/POOR 12 551 13/POOR 6 640 15/POOR 7 691 MCBRIDE 29/POOR 13 1028 73/GOOD 21 1549 11/POOR 2 944 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 17 528 61/GOOD 23 941 15/POOR 5 624 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 11 W 25 W 32 SMITHERS W 11 W 29 W 33 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 14/POOR 6 519 25/POOR 14 596 25/POOR 13 621 FT ST JOHN 47/FAIR 15 1244 47/FAIR 18 1158 37/FAIR 12 1174 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 11 755 12/POOR 11 754 9/POOR 2 728 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 412 9/POOR 1 387 9/POOR 5 381 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 717 10/POOR 5 742 10/POOR 2 777 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 7 W 11 W 16 WATSON LAKE SW 9 SW 13 W 12 WHITEHORSE NW 8 NW 14 NW 17 MAYO W 9 NW 15 NW 16 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 50/FAIR 45 201 70/GOOD 30 534 21/POOR 25 95 FRASER VALLEY 34/FAIR 42 178 73/GOOD 33 574 17/POOR 19 138 SQUAMISH 28/POOR 19 252 35/FAIR 9 643 15/POOR 5 275 SRN VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 42 296 76/GOOD 35 545 16/POOR 31 60 CNTRL VAN ISLD 32/POOR 34 157 78/GOOD 37 545 35/FAIR 22 266 NRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 44 205 64/GOOD 31 457 64/GOOD 26 536 TERRACE 20/POOR 8 470 10/POOR 2 277 14/POOR 5 382 STEWART 12/POOR 8 76 9/POOR 5 20 10/POOR 8 40 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER 13 24 21 SANDSPIT 13 20 13 PORT HARDY W 40 W 53 W 49 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC