FLCN39 CWVR 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 08-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 19/POOR 9 440 40/FAIR 14 682 38/FAIR 12 735 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 6 546 50/FAIR 30 648 11/POOR 12 372 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 14 513 45/FAIR 21 824 30/POOR 15 731 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 12 541 23/POOR 13 707 19/POOR 6 811 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 975 21/POOR 9 1199 32/POOR 11 1358 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 5 561 26/POOR 8 847 16/POOR 5 701 GOLDEN 13/POOR 7 889 16/POOR 5 1033 18/POOR 5 1121 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON SW 10 W 22 NW 25 CRANBROOK NW 9 W 18 W 22 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 7 1083 46/FAIR 27 843 21/POOR 32 618 100 MILE 39/FAIR 13 1421 52/FAIR 30 1263 22/POOR 31 1018 WILLIAMS LAKE 30/POOR 10 1358 43/FAIR 21 1284 19/POOR 27 1012 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 13 928 56/GOOD 19 1475 17/POOR 35 955 PRINCE GEORGE 22/POOR 12 900 16/POOR 6 904 32/POOR 40 804 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 9 752 25/POOR 8 1091 66/GOOD 36 1108 SMITHERS 16/POOR 10 656 22/POOR 7 863 13/POOR 14 576 MCBRIDE 26/POOR 6 1263 21/POOR 10 961 14/POOR 10 819 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 4 873 24/POOR 14 597 16/POOR 8 547 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 18 W 24 W 29 SMITHERS NW 35 NW 45 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 9/POOR 6 396 11/POOR 10 426 15/POOR 8 518 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 11 708 24/POOR 8 1044 12/POOR 23 716 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 4 780 10/POOR 5 750 16/POOR 10 826 DAWSON 9/POOR 5 379 9/POOR 6 374 9/POOR 2 401 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 3 751 14/POOR 9 790 11/POOR 3 840 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 33 W 45 W 43 WATSON LAKE W 43 W 41 W 40 WHITEHORSE W 40 W 43 W 42 MAYO NW 11 W 20 W 19 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 62/GOOD 31 412 77/GOOD 55 343 25/POOR 28 110 FRASER VALLEY 70/GOOD 32 551 60/GOOD 35 407 25/POOR 21 200 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 6 536 24/POOR 9 374 12/POOR 7 128 SRN VAN ISLD 83/GOOD 41 553 56/GOOD 24 469 55/GOOD 24 458 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 36 215 55/GOOD 26 435 20/POOR 19 137 NRN VAN ISLD 80/GOOD 44 480 55/GOOD 33 346 21/POOR 28 105 TERRACE 16/POOR 5 460 13/POOR 3 485 17/POOR 11 358 STEWART 9/POOR 3 24 17/POOR 7 221 11/POOR 14 33 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NW 35 NW 43 NW 38 SANDSPIT NW 44 1 NW 52 PORT HARDY W 37 W 51 4 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/