FLCN39 CWVR 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 9/POOR 0 318 10/POOR 1 322 10/POOR 2 361 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 2 446 14/POOR 4 588 15/POOR 5 568 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 2 511 15/POOR 7 610 20/POOR 15 599 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 6 647 15/POOR 4 783 15/POOR 5 723 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 9 1106 11/POOR 1 1245 9/POOR 0 1114 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 2 607 10/POOR 1 662 10/POOR 2 549 GOLDEN 12/POOR 3 946 11/POOR 2 984 10/POOR 2 914 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON NW 25 NW 27 NW 30 CRANBROOK N 34 N 43 N 40 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 20/POOR 10 753 22/POOR 11 766 14/POOR 7 663 100 MILE 16/POOR 13 1039 20/POOR 10 1148 21/POOR 19 1054 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 7 1066 16/POOR 5 1203 23/POOR 17 1098 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 3 993 10/POOR 2 1042 12/POOR 4 1053 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 4 912 12/POOR 3 897 10/POOR 2 798 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 5 848 13/POOR 6 845 15/POOR 8 845 SMITHERS 14/POOR 5 708 28/POOR 6 1123 33/POOR 12 923 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 5 868 11/POOR 5 813 16/POOR 12 830 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 4 553 14/POOR 4 603 16/POOR 7 584 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NW 24 NW 21 NW 24 SMITHERS W 16 W 17 W 20 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 7 397 9/POOR 10 386 9/POOR 2 419 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 27 738 11/POOR 22 714 11/POOR 9 744 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 19 737 18/POOR 21 781 13/POOR 21 739 DAWSON 9/POOR 6 382 10/POOR 5 390 9/POOR 2 408 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 3 749 9/POOR 1 733 9/POOR 0 757 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 25 W 25 W 32 WATSON LAKE W 22 W 31 W 31 WHITEHORSE SW 19 SW 26 SW 29 MAYO W 20 W 24 W 28 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 15/POOR 6 181 39/FAIR 9 702 10/POOR 2 131 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 19 150 48/FAIR 12 758 14/POOR 7 199 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 8 169 15/POOR 8 201 13/POOR 10 119 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 10 272 36/FAIR 11 519 19/POOR 9 229 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 2 119 20/POOR 5 424 15/POOR 6 199 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 17 123 34/FAIR 25 222 14/POOR 28 55 TERRACE 11/POOR 4 322 12/POOR 6 304 10/POOR 8 250 STEWART 13/POOR 8 91 11/POOR 10 44 12/POOR 15 49 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 13 W 17 NW 21 SANDSPIT W 12 W 15 W 16 PORT HARDY S 21 S 23 SW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC