FLCN39 CWVR 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2010 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-FEBRUARY-2010 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 6 338 56/GOOD 19 797 56/GOOD 14 1000 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 6 444 36/FAIR 6 1275 58/GOOD 13 1222 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 3 569 39/FAIR 8 1230 35/FAIR 7 1193 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 9 668 66/GOOD 16 1389 41/FAIR 4 2152 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 10 1090 65/GOOD 11 2187 99/GOOD 17 2769 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 2 759 43/FAIR 13 1001 36/FAIR 11 941 GOLDEN 12/POOR 3 963 36/FAIR 11 1283 47/FAIR 8 1808 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON N 33 N 43 N 43 CRANBROOK N 25 N 35 N 29 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 10/POOR 4 587 34/FAIR 11 1011 35/FAIR 11 1020 100 MILE 12/POOR 8 1019 42/FAIR 10 1647 38/FAIR 10 1546 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 3 1008 34/FAIR 8 1573 44/FAIR 13 1508 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 4 939 35/FAIR 12 1355 37/FAIR 8 1617 PRINCE GEORGE 9/POOR 1 733 28/POOR 11 1036 24/POOR 11 949 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 4 739 26/POOR 11 1015 26/POOR 11 1015 SMITHERS 12/POOR 9 586 24/POOR 9 833 23/POOR 9 823 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 3 876 15/POOR 3 1072 13/POOR 2 1130 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 4 561 21/POOR 4 952 14/POOR 2 885 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE N 24 N 29 N 30 SMITHERS N 12 N 14 N 13 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 11/POOR 14 410 11/POOR 8 434 10/POOR 2 515 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 15 746 11/POOR 2 852 14/POOR 5 874 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 21 775 19/POOR 20 800 21/POOR 15 849 DAWSON 12/POOR 26 392 14/POOR 16 424 12/POOR 4 496 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 731 10/POOR 2 807 11/POOR 2 846 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NW 9 NW 13 NW 11 WATSON LAKE NW 19 NW 17 NW 15 WHITEHORSE SW 14 SW 18 SW 16 MAYO W 23 W 23 W 23 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 16/POOR 9 139 24/POOR 13 222 24/POOR 14 203 FRASER VALLEY 31/POOR 30 200 56/GOOD 21 577 61/GOOD 21 656 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 13 178 35/FAIR 14 427 37/FAIR 12 532 SRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 29 297 50/FAIR 18 519 36/FAIR 14 419 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 6 88 34/FAIR 11 486 35/FAIR 10 541 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 20 69 23/POOR 13 222 20/POOR 10 222 TERRACE 15/POOR 9 343 34/FAIR 17 507 34/FAIR 17 507 STEWART 11/POOR 11 36 12/POOR 14 44 12/POOR 14 49 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NE 25 NE 31 NE 32 SANDSPIT NE 9 NE 12 NE 10 PORT HARDY S 8 S 9 S 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/