FLCN39 CWVR 171330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH 2010 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-MARCH-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 25/POOR 12 480 59/GOOD 7 1903 60/GOOD 8 1727 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 23 402 99/GOOD 13 3330 99/GOOD 18 2448 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 19 561 98/GOOD 13 2786 99/GOOD 19 2463 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 8 588 68/GOOD 8 2351 91/GOOD 12 2691 CRANBROOK 30/POOR 21 1140 97/GOOD 13 3222 87/GOOD 11 3109 REVELSTOKE 21/POOR 6 812 47/FAIR 8 1461 62/GOOD 7 2260 GOLDEN 19/POOR 12 943 74/GOOD 11 2388 66/GOOD 9 2377 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 33 W 32 W 35 CRANBROOK W 41 W 40 W 39 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 37/FAIR 26 762 99/GOOD 25 2410 83/GOOD 11 2515 100 MILE 25/POOR 24 1065 99/GOOD 24 3741 99/GOOD 17 2951 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 23 1097 99/GOOD 24 3484 88/GOOD 12 2970 PUNTZI MTN 41/FAIR 29 1140 99/GOOD 27 2925 63/GOOD 8 2549 PRINCE GEORGE 65/GOOD 34 1101 99/GOOD 33 2577 99/GOOD 20 2728 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 30 785 99/GOOD 33 1955 85/GOOD 14 2347 SMITHERS 13/POOR 16 572 82/GOOD 20 1586 65/GOOD 9 2063 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 19 918 87/GOOD 20 1933 60/GOOD 9 2083 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 14 541 96/GOOD 12 2832 84/GOOD 11 2415 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 8 W 10 W 19 SMITHERS S 4 W 13 W 16 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 47/FAIR 21 775 83/GOOD 22 1372 59/GOOD 14 1237 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 12 729 98/GOOD 21 2150 58/GOOD 15 1462 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 16 868 31/POOR 6 1414 59/GOOD 11 1787 DAWSON 16/POOR 11 482 24/POOR 8 724 34/FAIR 8 995 WATSON LAKE 38/FAIR 12 1178 97/GOOD 29 1711 45/FAIR 9 1552 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE S 8 SW 9 W 8 WATSON LAKE SW 11 SW 12 W 5 WHITEHORSE SW 4 S 6 W 4 MAYO W 18 W 15 W 7 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 17/POOR 10 154 72/GOOD 23 730 50/FAIR 18 514 FRASER VALLEY 42/FAIR 24 343 67/GOOD 11 1374 75/GOOD 14 1336 SQUAMISH 17/POOR 4 432 59/GOOD 9 1355 69/GOOD 12 1335 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 1 273 58/GOOD 26 466 69/GOOD 29 545 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 5 151 97/GOOD 25 1217 83/GOOD 24 920 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 12 166 99/GOOD 31 1096 57/GOOD 13 871 TERRACE 20/POOR 14 365 57/GOOD 15 963 30/POOR 5 1026 STEWART 10/POOR 4 74 40/FAIR 13 508 24/POOR 5 593 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 22 W 23 W 28 SANDSPIT W 23 W 24 W 22 PORT HARDY W 34 W 33 W 28 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/