FLCN39 CWVR 011430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 01-JANUARY-2009 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 4 303 13/POOR 3 490 19/POOR 5 619 KAMLOOPS 9/POOR 4 362 16/POOR 6 571 14/POOR 2 802 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 12 550 10/POOR 1 708 16/POOR 2 1148 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 7 556 11/POOR 2 645 39/FAIR 8 1277 CRANBROOK 9/POOR 3 964 12/POOR 2 1171 27/POOR 5 1626 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 4 576 11/POOR 1 777 19/POOR 3 1055 GOLDEN 11/POOR 5 843 14/POOR 3 1087 20/POOR 4 1323 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON 10 23 28 CRANBROOK 8 22 28 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 10/POOR 13 560 19/POOR 3 1175 19/POOR 8 773 100 MILE 11/POOR 10 983 19/POOR 11 1117 31/POOR 16 1212 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 10 954 11/POOR 4 1048 25/POOR 9 1289 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 19 932 18/POOR 10 1072 14/POOR 5 1079 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 10 924 11/POOR 9 734 14/POOR 3 1012 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 11 778 13/POOR 8 814 18/POOR 9 892 SMITHERS 10/POOR 9 539 14/POOR 6 671 21/POOR 11 730 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 8 785 17/POOR 4 1087 16/POOR 3 1143 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 6 472 13/POOR 3 661 21/POOR 5 838 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 28 W 35 W 35 SMITHERS NW 13 W 20 W 24 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 19/POOR 19 480 16/POOR 8 548 12/POOR 6 475 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 13 745 33/POOR 15 1008 18/POOR 13 817 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 10 726 10/POOR 4 736 10/POOR 5 741 DAWSON 9/POOR 2 403 10/POOR 5 398 9/POOR 2 389 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 726 9/POOR 1 756 11/POOR 3 801 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NW 13 W 16 W 16 WATSON LAKE NW 15 NW 15 W 16 WHITEHORSE NW 16 NW 15 NW 16 MAYO NW 18 NW 16 NW 15 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 33/POOR 23 210 38/FAIR 19 315 19/POOR 4 452 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 9 179 12/POOR 4 202 51/FAIR 13 784 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 3 202 13/POOR 3 286 11/POOR 1 352 SRN VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 17 362 25/POOR 9 352 37/FAIR 14 430 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 13 173 34/FAIR 19 294 19/POOR 3 632 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 4 104 66/GOOD 27 546 23/POOR 14 212 TERRACE 10/POOR 2 302 12/POOR 5 343 10/POOR 1 348 STEWART 10/POOR 4 46 10/POOR 10 29 10/POOR 9 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER 10 23 27 SANDSPIT W 44 2 W 53 PORT HARDY W 21 W 26 W 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/