FLCN39 CWVR 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 2 267 9/POOR 1 279 9/POOR 1 265 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 4 404 12/POOR 4 489 12/POOR 3 525 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 3 488 10/POOR 1 589 10/POOR 1 586 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 10 561 13/POOR 6 617 12/POOR 5 595 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 5 974 10/POOR 1 1041 10/POOR 1 1047 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 6 535 12/POOR 5 561 12/POOR 4 557 GOLDEN 10/POOR 4 839 10/POOR 2 849 9/POOR 1 858 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON S 7 S 6 S 6 CRANBROOK NW 5 S 4 0 0 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 19 587 16/POOR 23 602 25/POOR 22 689 100 MILE 18/POOR 23 1015 25/POOR 24 1070 23/POOR 18 1087 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 14 989 24/POOR 22 1069 19/POOR 9 1137 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 1 939 9/POOR 1 999 10/POOR 3 984 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 5 721 10/POOR 4 748 14/POOR 6 830 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 8 783 11/POOR 6 782 11/POOR 6 760 SMITHERS 15/POOR 10 630 10/POOR 11 547 10/POOR 8 546 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 7 787 13/POOR 12 784 11/POOR 7 789 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 8 464 12/POOR 8 465 11/POOR 5 467 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE SW 12 SW 15 SW 15 SMITHERS S 23 S 20 SW 16 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 12 400 10/POOR 10 392 10/POOR 7 419 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 17 723 11/POOR 10 733 12/POOR 21 722 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 32 733 11/POOR 34 711 10/POOR 19 710 DAWSON 11/POOR 32 380 10/POOR 13 378 10/POOR 7 400 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 4 711 10/POOR 8 712 9/POOR 8 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 31 SW 19 SW 27 WATSON LAKE SW 35 SW 19 SW 28 WHITEHORSE SW 44 SW 32 SW 47 MAYO SW 40 4 9 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 3 92 10/POOR 6 45 12/POOR 12 51 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 15 103 14/POOR 12 129 11/POOR 3 166 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 11 90 11/POOR 9 91 10/POOR 9 73 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 17 193 15/POOR 12 116 16/POOR 10 153 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 5 83 12/POOR 5 134 12/POOR 5 134 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 18 37 10/POOR 17 34 10/POOR 8 53 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 243 10/POOR 4 255 9/POOR 5 254 STEWART 10/POOR 18 19 9/POOR 7 15 10/POOR 14 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER S 21 S 19 SE 13 SANDSPIT S 18 S 18 S 12 PORT HARDY S 27 S 19 S 18 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/