FLCN39 CWVR 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 17/POOR 5 523 16/POOR 4 575 22/POOR 6 652 KAMLOOPS 27/POOR 11 660 13/POOR 3 580 49/FAIR 15 928 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 7 551 18/POOR 4 895 33/POOR 9 1001 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 8 650 14/POOR 2 982 22/POOR 6 900 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 6 1327 16/POOR 3 1371 14/POOR 2 1401 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 4 692 12/POOR 1 1058 20/POOR 4 975 GOLDEN 17/POOR 4 1162 19/POOR 3 1375 17/POOR 3 1257 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 24 W 25 W 29 CRANBROOK W 39 W 38 W 40 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 30/POOR 15 816 25/POOR 10 846 39/FAIR 15 954 100 MILE 31/POOR 12 1295 22/POOR 6 1349 43/FAIR 15 1414 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 10 1300 20/POOR 6 1269 36/FAIR 11 1435 PUNTZI MTN 27/POOR 9 1297 27/POOR 8 1343 21/POOR 5 1375 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 17 800 23/POOR 7 1072 15/POOR 7 860 BURNS LAKE 43/FAIR 15 1199 31/POOR 9 1199 12/POOR 6 807 SMITHERS 48/FAIR 14 1123 30/POOR 8 1038 11/POOR 2 718 MCBRIDE 20/POOR 6 1062 11/POOR 2 947 10/POOR 2 824 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 7 665 17/POOR 3 862 27/POOR 7 901 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 40 NW 47 NW 43 SMITHERS NW 30 W 33 NW 31 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 6 400 11/POOR 3 529 11/POOR 5 444 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 7 758 19/POOR 5 1055 18/POOR 14 820 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 15 732 11/POOR 15 733 16/POOR 14 791 DAWSON 10/POOR 21 379 9/POOR 28 373 10/POOR 8 388 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 11 746 14/POOR 6 857 9/POOR -1 730 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NW 32 NW 43 NW 37 WATSON LAKE NW 26 NW 36 NW 30 WHITEHORSE NW 25 W 36 NW 30 MAYO E 11 NW 8 NW 14 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 14/POOR 5 172 16/POOR 5 251 14/POOR 3 284 FRASER VALLEY 24/POOR 29 154 38/FAIR 23 317 50/FAIR 26 411 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 13 186 17/POOR 7 277 25/POOR 8 427 SRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 26 276 35/FAIR 16 341 47/FAIR 16 538 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 15 128 13/POOR 2 362 18/POOR 4 449 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 23 66 23/POOR 8 350 47/FAIR 17 514 TERRACE 30/POOR 11 593 29/POOR 10 612 22/POOR 9 487 STEWART 11/POOR 11 39 20/POOR 15 145 10/POOR 11 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 12 W 13 W 19 SANDSPIT W 10 W 14 W 16 PORT HARDY NW 17 W 14 W 18 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/