FLCN39 CWVR 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-DECEMBER-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 15/POOR 9 346 28/POOR 15 472 29/POOR 15 484 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 9 452 25/POOR 15 546 25/POOR 15 546 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 15 496 25/POOR 15 656 25/POOR 15 656 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 4 577 20/POOR 10 695 31/POOR 15 788 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 998 20/POOR 10 1139 15/POOR 5 1172 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 6 643 13/POOR 8 543 14/POOR 5 643 GOLDEN 15/POOR 7 952 16/POOR 6 985 15/POOR 5 998 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON SW 9 SW 17 W 23 CRANBROOK W 16 W 16 W 23 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 13/POOR 20 583 22/POOR 25 645 25/POOR 30 645 100 MILE 23/POOR 23 1052 28/POOR 36 1040 24/POOR 29 1040 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 28 1007 22/POOR 24 1040 25/POOR 30 1040 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 8 944 10/POOR 2 1010 13/POOR 8 1010 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 4 731 15/POOR 11 791 16/POOR 12 791 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 6 787 11/POOR 7 756 23/POOR 26 815 SMITHERS 19/POOR 12 680 12/POOR 8 593 21/POOR 22 623 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 13 762 11/POOR 14 752 16/POOR 12 830 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 9 495 11/POOR 12 429 14/POOR 9 496 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE SW 32 SW 35 SW 25 SMITHERS SW 7 SW 8 SW 17 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 4 430 10/POOR 1 481 10/POOR 6 420 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 4 736 10/POOR 5 736 10/POOR 14 707 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 19 759 14/POOR 23 742 14/POOR 33 728 DAWSON 11/POOR 12 395 11/POOR 23 389 12/POOR 38 384 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 1 799 10/POOR 2 765 10/POOR 3 774 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 18 SW 25 SW 19 WATSON LAKE SW 18 SW 23 SW 19 WHITEHORSE S 11 SW 15 SW 15 MAYO S 13 S 18 S 20 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 29 15 25/POOR 31 102 24/POOR 29 102 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 35 71 24/POOR 29 158 20/POOR 20 158 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 9 109 12/POOR 10 102 21/POOR 20 166 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 22 49 25/POOR 31 119 23/POOR 27 119 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 25 41 22/POOR 24 124 22/POOR 25 124 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 33 56 20/POOR 20 122 30/POOR 41 122 TERRACE 16/POOR 9 360 11/POOR 6 270 10/POOR 6 245 STEWART 12/POOR 10 69 12/POOR 11 49 11/POOR 14 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER SW 25 SW 26 SW 29 SANDSPIT W 11 W 16 W 20 PORT HARDY W 16 W 18 W 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/