FLCN39 CWVR 161445 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-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 10/POOR 5 268 10/POOR 3 282 9/POOR 1 298 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 4 535 11/POOR 2 568 10/POOR 1 516 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 5 493 12/POOR 4 593 11/POOR 2 601 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 5 636 12/POOR 4 650 13/POOR 4 664 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 2 1063 13/POOR 3 1182 11/POOR 2 1098 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 4 589 10/POOR 1 607 10/POOR 1 561 GOLDEN 11/POOR 2 959 14/POOR 4 1006 11/POOR 3 919 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON NW 32 NW 36 NW 39 CRANBROOK NW 24 NW 25 NW 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 14/POOR 20 586 20/POOR 15 680 24/POOR 22 673 100 MILE 17/POOR 13 1060 17/POOR 11 1078 19/POOR 16 1056 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 9 1044 13/POOR 5 1093 17/POOR 10 1084 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 13 932 10/POOR 2 974 10/POOR 2 986 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 12 735 11/POOR 2 828 14/POOR 5 862 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 10 743 11/POOR 5 781 11/POOR 8 768 SMITHERS 11/POOR 5 580 10/POOR 7 552 11/POOR 10 559 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 5 815 11/POOR 4 833 10/POOR 6 773 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 5 535 12/POOR 3 567 13/POOR 4 583 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 11 NW 27 NW 39 SMITHERS W 23 W 22 NW 18 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 13/POOR 37 401 10/POOR 10 401 10/POOR 5 417 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 24 729 34/FAIR 25 895 42/FAIR 35 895 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 19 730 46/FAIR 40 903 28/POOR 37 803 DAWSON 10/POOR 9 395 49/FAIR 44 570 21/POOR 23 470 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 4 708 11/POOR 20 709 20/POOR 20 790 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 18 W 25 W 28 WATSON LAKE SW 19 W 28 NW 36 WHITEHORSE SW 22 W 24 SW 28 MAYO SW 19 W 23 W 27 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 11/POOR 4 95 14/POOR 13 67 12/POOR 9 60 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 9 100 11/POOR 4 145 11/POOR 8 112 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 8 70 12/POOR 13 92 13/POOR 15 95 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 14 193 15/POOR 9 145 15/POOR 13 110 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 6 86 12/POOR 7 111 12/POOR 5 123 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 16 40 10/POOR 12 44 18/POOR 16 122 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 274 10/POOR 3 264 10/POOR 3 252 STEWART 10/POOR 9 32 10/POOR 7 29 10/POOR 13 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 22 NW 17 NW 16 SANDSPIT W 13 SW 10 SW 6 PORT HARDY SW 20 S 23 S 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC