FLCN39 CWVR 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 3 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 03-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 13/POOR 9 314 21/POOR 8 519 23/POOR 18 380 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 2 391 11/POOR 4 443 15/POOR 21 397 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 6 476 19/POOR 9 665 20/POOR 17 582 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 6 596 13/POOR 2 835 13/POOR 11 557 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 8 1013 19/POOR 5 1319 12/POOR 3 1137 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 4 624 13/POOR 4 639 15/POOR 9 573 GOLDEN 14/POOR 4 1022 17/POOR 4 1138 20/POOR 8 1041 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON NW 26 NW 28 NW 25 CRANBROOK NW 35 NW 32 NW 25 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 28 635 24/POOR 23 666 38/FAIR 46 675 100 MILE 20/POOR 24 1022 17/POOR 20 1018 43/FAIR 47 1094 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 18 1016 24/POOR 15 1127 31/POOR 46 1036 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 4 971 11/POOR 5 971 25/POOR 31 1012 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 14 766 12/POOR 5 793 20/POOR 50 733 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 12 942 11/POOR 8 761 15/POOR 28 753 SMITHERS 17/POOR 10 665 15/POOR 8 670 12/POOR 21 549 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 8 879 13/POOR 6 861 16/POOR 20 790 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 6 501 14/POOR 5 567 15/POOR 16 463 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 37 NW 41 NW 37 SMITHERS W 35 NW 38 W 36 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 10/POOR 3 432 10/POOR 2 449 29/POOR 19 593 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 17 730 13/POOR 7 800 13/POOR 27 723 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 4 803 11/POOR 5 769 24/POOR 19 851 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 411 9/POOR 1 409 11/POOR 8 419 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 1 888 11/POOR 2 840 10/POOR 2 818 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 37 W 41 W 36 WATSON LAKE W 20 W 26 W 29 WHITEHORSE W 20 W 28 W 30 MAYO SW 6 W 12 W 17 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 32/POOR 25 184 37/FAIR 26 224 47/FAIR 34 243 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 14 137 18/POOR 13 193 18/POOR 40 101 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 5 123 13/POOR 5 196 15/POOR 14 130 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 7 384 31/POOR 10 447 48/FAIR 48 197 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 16 145 27/POOR 16 244 40/FAIR 31 236 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 21 170 19/POOR 19 117 14/POOR 19 68 TERRACE 13/POOR 5 376 10/POOR 1 313 18/POOR 24 290 STEWART 13/POOR 9 95 11/POOR 8 46 11/POOR 13 35 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NW 19 NW 25 NW 28 SANDSPIT NW 25 NW 35 NW 35 PORT HARDY NW 36 W 41 W 40 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/