FLCN39 CWVR 121330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-MARCH-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 11/POOR 5 309 24/POOR 5 806 52/FAIR 14 910 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 5 453 21/POOR 5 806 44/FAIR 11 1033 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 2 510 16/POOR 3 879 37/FAIR 12 943 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 8 610 23/POOR 4 1170 40/FAIR 8 1308 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 7 1013 23/POOR 5 1458 35/FAIR 9 1532 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 5 681 15/POOR 2 1021 16/POOR 5 711 GOLDEN 11/POOR 2 957 14/POOR 2 1285 13/POOR 2 1106 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON NW 21 NW 21 NW 24 CRANBROOK NW 22 N 29 N 32 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 17/POOR 23 612 26/POOR 24 686 42/FAIR 16 977 100 MILE 20/POOR 16 1070 37/FAIR 19 1238 52/FAIR 27 1303 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 12 1045 25/POOR 12 1199 26/POOR 13 1195 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 10 975 16/POOR 4 1255 96/GOOD 24 2120 PRINCE GEORGE 23/POOR 25 794 29/POOR 29 829 39/FAIR 14 1128 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 7 811 64/GOOD 25 1255 63/GOOD 19 1402 SMITHERS 13/POOR 5 659 36/FAIR 15 884 63/GOOD 11 1733 MCBRIDE 16/POOR 5 985 19/POOR 5 1112 46/FAIR 8 1744 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 5 545 21/POOR 5 843 32/POOR 12 783 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 31 W 27 W 35 SMITHERS W 28 W 27 W 27 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 13/POOR 18 420 53/FAIR 12 1222 25/POOR 6 898 FT ST JOHN 37/FAIR 32 874 79/GOOD 30 1350 92/GOOD 24 1798 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 12 730 22/POOR 8 1016 36/FAIR 6 1603 DAWSON 13/POOR 5 527 19/POOR 4 814 27/POOR 9 760 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 715 24/POOR 11 950 43/FAIR 13 1252 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 44 SW 39 SW 35 WATSON LAKE W 41 SW 53 SW 51 WHITEHORSE SW 24 SW 39 SW 34 MAYO W 18 SW 33 W 23 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 19/POOR 12 159 25/POOR 7 437 45/FAIR 20 391 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 16 180 32/POOR 6 817 49/FAIR 11 849 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 7 152 20/POOR 3 714 50/FAIR 10 962 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 13 255 28/POOR 9 425 34/FAIR 19 289 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 10 120 28/POOR 6 628 46/FAIR 10 812 NRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 12 300 34/FAIR 13 413 26/POOR 17 216 TERRACE 11/POOR 2 385 17/POOR 13 328 52/FAIR 11 1087 STEWART 14/POOR 7 138 13/POOR 16 58 24/POOR 11 270 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 13 W 16 NW 19 SANDSPIT W 19 W 22 W 24 PORT HARDY SW 33 SW 32 SW 36 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/