FLCN39 CWVR 181431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 8 366 38/FAIR 20 529 13/POOR 10 310 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 13 418 19/POOR 10 541 24/POOR 10 631 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 12 504 17/POOR 10 599 25/POOR 10 765 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 3 730 21/POOR 10 712 24/POOR 10 780 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 8 1032 22/POOR 10 1177 21/POOR 10 1158 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 1 673 15/POOR 10 547 25/POOR 10 747 GOLDEN 12/POOR 4 928 21/POOR 10 1006 21/POOR 10 1011 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 26 W 36 W 47 CRANBROOK W 20 W 27 W 34 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 15/POOR 35 575 26/POOR 16 745 15/POOR 10 658 100 MILE 18/POOR 32 993 28/POOR 18 1140 20/POOR 10 1142 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 32 1009 27/POOR 17 1140 15/POOR 10 1058 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 9 927 28/POOR 18 1110 14/POOR 10 999 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 32 708 29/POOR 20 891 19/POOR 10 881 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 34 735 28/POOR 18 915 11/POOR 10 745 SMITHERS 20/POOR 25 602 27/POOR 17 723 12/POOR 10 572 MCBRIDE 20/POOR 14 875 28/POOR 18 930 27/POOR 10 1077 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 9 530 29/POOR 20 596 16/POOR 10 534 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE SW 42 SW 48 W 44 SMITHERS SW 26 W 32 SW 34 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 3 457 25/POOR 15 582 10/POOR 15 391 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 18 732 45/FAIR 38 895 45/FAIR 38 895 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 1 1677 38/FAIR 30 903 10/POOR 22 709 DAWSON 13/POOR 1 1137 34/FAIR 32 529 10/POOR 10 383 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 4 793 25/POOR 20 840 9/POOR 20 694 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE S 21 S 21 S 14 WATSON LAKE SW 11 SW 13 SW 10 WHITEHORSE SE 26 SE 24 S 16 MAYO S 9 S 8 S 15 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 18 27 14/POOR 10 102 15/POOR 10 104 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 14 101 14/POOR 10 158 15/POOR 10 165 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 7 157 14/POOR 10 152 18/POOR 10 216 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 1 124 14/POOR 10 119 20/POOR 13 174 CNTRL VAN ISLD 9/POOR 1 83 14/POOR 10 124 18/POOR 10 189 NRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 25 114 50/FAIR 30 322 49/FAIR 22 422 TERRACE 13/POOR 1 903 25/POOR 15 417 13/POOR 10 287 STEWART 14/POOR 1 857 28/POOR 18 207 12/POOR 10 56 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 33 W 44 W 51 SANDSPIT W 49 10 9 PORT HARDY W 33 W 41 W 40 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/