FLCN39 CWVR 161330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 16 MAY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-MAY-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 19/POOR 7 497 99/GOOD 40 1191 99/GOOD 30 1668 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 6 507 69/GOOD 13 1537 99/GOOD 17 2922 OKANAGAN 37/FAIR 16 818 87/GOOD 12 2459 99/GOOD 18 2251 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 3 696 91/GOOD 13 2501 97/GOOD 11 3207 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 2 1258 99/GOOD 19 2756 99/GOOD 19 3093 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 6 740 63/GOOD 9 1919 67/GOOD 10 1908 GOLDEN 16/POOR 5 1033 63/GOOD 9 2260 79/GOOD 12 2426 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 31 W 35 W 38 CRANBROOK W 17 W 33 W 39 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 25/POOR 6 1042 14/POOR 11 627 99/GOOD 19 3180 100 MILE 14/POOR 8 1063 66/GOOD 15 1877 99/GOOD 25 3745 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 7 983 38/FAIR 8 1693 99/GOOD 18 4153 PUNTZI MTN 31/POOR 7 1530 46/FAIR 6 2248 99/GOOD 26 3316 PRINCE GEORGE 20/POOR 4 1184 25/POOR 8 1077 99/GOOD 23 3019 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 6 995 31/POOR 12 1077 99/GOOD 25 2417 SMITHERS 21/POOR 5 984 47/FAIR 10 1340 72/GOOD 12 1907 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 7 848 32/POOR 6 1494 56/GOOD 7 2293 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 7 508 43/FAIR 7 1442 99/GOOD 14 3066 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 39 1 5 SMITHERS SW 38 SW 47 8 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 95/GOOD 28 1400 73/GOOD 17 1382 56/GOOD 7 1918 FT ST JOHN 83/GOOD 26 1531 86/GOOD 10 3027 21/POOR 13 864 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 11 983 99/GOOD 14 3134 96/GOOD 15 2639 DAWSON 33/POOR 8 971 60/GOOD 6 2387 50/FAIR 5 2200 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 11 720 69/GOOD 23 1358 99/GOOD 20 2273 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 19 SW 40 SW 40 WATSON LAKE W 17 W 24 W 28 WHITEHORSE W 15 W 17 W 12 MAYO N 8 N 9 NW 8 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 7 54 19/POOR 2 902 30/POOR 10 410 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 8 140 22/POOR 4 654 42/FAIR 14 558 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 3 134 20/POOR 4 592 28/POOR 6 652 SRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 1 34 14/POOR 5 214 23/POOR 10 281 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 3 76 41/FAIR 9 775 48/FAIR 8 1086 NRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 12 247 20/POOR 20 130 51/FAIR 18 544 TERRACE 19/POOR 8 453 15/POOR 4 489 51/FAIR 14 884 STEWART 14/POOR 5 177 11/POOR 4 79 18/POOR 8 222 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 37 W 35 W 39 SANDSPIT SW 40 SW 45 SW 48 PORT HARDY SW 37 SW 51 1 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/