FLCN39 CWVR 311430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-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 13/POOR 7 343 15/POOR 4 516 17/POOR 9 402 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 1 461 15/POOR 7 512 11/POOR 12 381 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 14 490 15/POOR 5 660 17/POOR 13 569 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 4 763 13/POOR 3 750 15/POOR 10 600 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 5 1072 17/POOR 5 1219 16/POOR 8 1091 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 4 680 17/POOR 5 732 12/POOR 6 530 GOLDEN 13/POOR 4 980 11/POOR 3 914 19/POOR 6 1087 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 31 W 32 W 39 CRANBROOK W 39 W 49 1 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 7 765 13/POOR 4 728 11/POOR 8 594 100 MILE 11/POOR 2 1121 14/POOR 13 1004 13/POOR 32 964 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 6 1143 12/POOR 4 1076 16/POOR 26 992 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 6 1094 22/POOR 9 1189 11/POOR 3 1031 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 7 950 17/POOR 5 995 11/POOR 5 760 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 14 939 27/POOR 10 1073 14/POOR 6 873 SMITHERS 14/POOR 12 597 22/POOR 8 822 10/POOR 3 585 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 4 943 18/POOR 6 997 12/POOR 10 784 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 2 562 12/POOR 6 485 12/POOR 10 444 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 32 W 37 W 38 SMITHERS W 23 W 26 W 28 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 7 406 15/POOR 6 501 53/FAIR 15 1052 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 4 762 20/POOR 18 841 48/FAIR 18 1173 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 16 727 15/POOR 8 734 11/POOR 5 790 DAWSON 10/POOR 11 387 10/POOR 5 395 10/POOR 2 420 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 1 802 15/POOR 3 868 17/POOR 7 908 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE S 15 SW 14 W 17 WATSON LAKE SW 12 SW 17 SW 17 WHITEHORSE W 5 W 7 W 10 MAYO W 16 W 18 W 21 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 30/POOR 20 208 15/POOR 35 32 11/POOR 34 14 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 15 97 11/POOR 21 79 13/POOR 34 78 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 7 157 14/POOR 7 174 14/POOR 11 138 SRN VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 16 415 33/POOR 40 139 10/POOR 33 24 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 15 146 24/POOR 32 112 11/POOR 30 35 NRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 23 168 18/POOR 48 57 14/POOR 22 66 TERRACE 20/POOR 11 401 26/POOR 11 518 12/POOR 9 286 STEWART 11/POOR 12 44 10/POOR 12 25 11/POOR 14 32 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER SW 25 SW 32 SW 31 SANDSPIT S 18 S 12 S 16 PORT HARDY SW 4 S 12 S 16 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/