FLCN39 CWVR 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-FEBRUARY-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 14/POOR 6 373 21/POOR 4 797 20/POOR 3 925 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 4 456 13/POOR 4 548 12/POOR 1 834 OKANAGAN 9/POOR 1 485 11/POOR 2 627 22/POOR 4 1073 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 3 713 20/POOR 3 1161 22/POOR 3 1299 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 5 1095 15/POOR 2 1522 30/POOR 5 1746 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 1 581 17/POOR 2 1138 30/POOR 5 1292 GOLDEN 14/POOR 4 992 16/POOR 2 1431 35/FAIR 6 1657 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON S 4 S 13 S 19 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 5 SW 8 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 9/POOR 2 575 22/POOR 8 859 23/POOR 6 982 100 MILE 10/POOR 3 1005 17/POOR 5 1253 44/FAIR 11 1608 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 2 998 15/POOR 4 1229 19/POOR 5 1316 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 13 953 15/POOR 5 1137 29/POOR 5 1686 PRINCE GEORGE 9/POOR 2 718 12/POOR 2 978 12/POOR 1 1153 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 7 739 12/POOR 2 972 14/POOR 3 1013 SMITHERS 10/POOR 6 556 13/POOR 4 691 11/POOR 2 748 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 4 915 11/POOR 1 1115 29/POOR 4 1693 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 2 523 16/POOR 3 812 34/FAIR 6 1217 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 12 SW 14 W 14 SMITHERS SW 10 SW 15 SW 14 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 9 402 13/POOR 5 524 14/POOR 8 501 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 14 734 10/POOR 1 852 17/POOR 6 926 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 6 744 11/POOR 2 876 18/POOR 11 850 DAWSON 10/POOR 6 395 14/POOR 6 507 14/POOR 8 489 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 1 728 13/POOR 16 731 11/POOR 4 798 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 22 W 16 NW 17 WATSON LAKE N 19 N 34 N 28 WHITEHORSE N 35 N 51 1 MAYO N 40 NW 52 3 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 16/POOR 15 94 20/POOR 4 530 37/FAIR 21 274 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 11 148 28/POOR 7 591 39/FAIR 10 680 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 6 145 19/POOR 2 957 20/POOR 4 545 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 12 70 22/POOR 7 366 28/POOR 19 211 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 8 74 29/POOR 5 793 31/POOR 10 460 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 4 66 29/POOR 5 787 27/POOR 11 336 TERRACE 10/POOR 2 307 10/POOR 1 455 13/POOR 3 470 STEWART 9/POOR 2 20 10/POOR 2 82 10/POOR 3 59 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER S 10 S 20 S 19 SANDSPIT S 10 S 15 S 15 PORT HARDY SE 8 SE 12 SE 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/