FLCN39 CWVR 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 9/POOR 1 264 10/POOR 2 295 9/POOR 1 316 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 4 493 11/POOR 2 526 13/POOR 6 467 OKANAGAN 9/POOR 1 495 11/POOR 3 596 11/POOR 2 593 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 11 566 14/POOR 5 667 13/POOR 5 624 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 5 978 10/POOR 1 1114 10/POOR 1 1052 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 3 545 10/POOR 2 566 12/POOR 5 566 GOLDEN 11/POOR 4 870 12/POOR 4 898 10/POOR 2 850 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON N 18 N 16 N 15 CRANBROOK N 8 NE 16 N 18 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 13/POOR 19 579 18/POOR 19 634 13/POOR 25 575 100 MILE 16/POOR 15 1020 20/POOR 15 1072 16/POOR 24 992 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 11 981 15/POOR 8 1076 28/POOR 23 1097 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 6 929 10/POOR 2 975 10/POOR 1 1011 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 7 737 12/POOR 5 789 12/POOR 8 767 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 4 769 14/POOR 9 813 11/POOR 6 771 SMITHERS 12/POOR 6 613 11/POOR 15 553 10/POOR 9 545 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 6 815 10/POOR 5 769 14/POOR 11 807 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 5 524 11/POOR 3 529 12/POOR 7 469 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NW 13 NW 17 NW 22 SMITHERS SW 23 SW 17 W 19 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 10 396 11/POOR 7 424 10/POOR 18 392 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 27 732 35/FAIR 40 825 13/POOR 17 735 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 36 720 35/FAIR 40 833 16/POOR 22 763 DAWSON 11/POOR 18 385 11/POOR 23 386 10/POOR 9 393 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 734 10/POOR 5 730 11/POOR 11 730 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 32 SW 41 SW 42 WATSON LAKE W 37 SW 46 W 48 WHITEHORSE SW 48 10 13 MAYO SW 38 5 12 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 9/POOR 1 76 13/POOR 12 57 12/POOR 8 65 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 14 101 12/POOR 6 138 13/POOR 15 106 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 14 95 12/POOR 13 95 11/POOR 9 95 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 18 81 17/POOR 13 129 17/POOR 13 130 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 12 71 12/POOR 8 102 12/POOR 5 141 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 18 40 13/POOR 17 62 11/POOR 14 52 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 256 13/POOR 20 250 10/POOR 3 247 STEWART 10/POOR 5 27 11/POOR 11 37 11/POOR 14 37 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER N 11 N 9 N 10 SANDSPIT SW 10 W 3 NW 6 PORT HARDY SW 29 SW 26 SW 27 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/