FLCN39 CWVR 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 18/POOR 5 553 41/FAIR 15 673 28/POOR 15 481 KAMLOOPS 25/POOR 8 729 37/FAIR 14 755 12/POOR 9 409 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 7 652 46/FAIR 15 995 43/FAIR 15 935 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 5 752 28/POOR 5 1219 23/POOR 5 1042 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 4 1127 17/POOR 3 1430 13/POOR 2 1329 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 3 632 25/POOR 4 1222 14/POOR 4 688 GOLDEN 12/POOR 3 984 21/POOR 4 1347 16/POOR 5 1048 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 15 W 22 W 22 CRANBROOK W 23 W 31 W 30 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 23/POOR 18 689 44/FAIR 16 1008 13/POOR 5 681 100 MILE 35/FAIR 13 1349 43/FAIR 15 1417 27/POOR 14 1192 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 11 1300 40/FAIR 12 1482 15/POOR 4 1218 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 6 1239 24/POOR 6 1383 18/POOR 10 1080 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 9 732 22/POOR 7 1045 10/POOR 1 809 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 7 801 22/POOR 8 1022 10/POOR 2 767 SMITHERS 15/POOR 6 699 10/POOR 3 568 11/POOR 7 568 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 3 963 11/POOR 3 843 10/POOR 1 861 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 6 703 27/POOR 6 979 14/POOR 5 593 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NW 23 NW 25 NW 26 SMITHERS NW 17 NW 18 NW 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 7 400 13/POOR 10 459 11/POOR 7 425 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 9 722 17/POOR 14 807 10/POOR 11 716 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 17 768 11/POOR 15 731 15/POOR 16 769 DAWSON 10/POOR 13 384 10/POOR 8 394 10/POOR 6 404 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 1 744 9/POOR 1 748 10/POOR 4 738 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NW 12 NW 13 NW 18 WATSON LAKE E 5 N 6 NW 13 WHITEHORSE S 6 W 6 W 11 MAYO SW 6 W 6 W 10 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 15/POOR 7 150 17/POOR 6 260 20/POOR 6 348 FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 29 169 37/FAIR 21 327 53/FAIR 35 343 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 17 178 22/POOR 7 414 20/POOR 11 240 SRN VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 23 245 37/FAIR 13 465 91/GOOD 36 738 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 8 94 13/POOR 2 426 52/FAIR 16 630 NRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 5 39 16/POOR 4 365 37/FAIR 21 293 TERRACE 24/POOR 9 540 24/POOR 9 541 11/POOR 5 301 STEWART 13/POOR 11 70 10/POOR 11 22 10/POOR 12 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 11 W 14 NW 18 SANDSPIT NW 11 NW 14 NW 19 PORT HARDY NW 12 NW 24 NW 23 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/