FLCN39 CWVR 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2013 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-FEBRUARY-2013 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 16/POOR 9 365 99/GOOD 20 2136 80/GOOD 30 894 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 7 394 81/GOOD 12 2083 66/GOOD 17 1185 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 9 585 78/GOOD 11 2192 60/GOOD 11 1559 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 8 691 77/GOOD 12 2053 68/GOOD 15 1496 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 6 1173 99/GOOD 23 2592 73/GOOD 17 1943 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 4 746 56/GOOD 8 1807 25/POOR 6 956 GOLDEN 13/POOR 5 916 85/GOOD 15 2318 23/POOR 4 1436 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON N 51 16 N 49 CRANBROOK NW 17 NW 30 N 26 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 22/POOR 13 730 90/GOOD 16 2142 52/FAIR 28 895 100 MILE 34/FAIR 33 1091 99/GOOD 18 2657 71/GOOD 35 1404 WILLIAMS LAKE 44/FAIR 30 1187 84/GOOD 12 2789 70/GOOD 28 1497 PUNTZI MTN 22/POOR 30 990 99/GOOD 19 2764 87/GOOD 20 2105 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 17 805 99/GOOD 20 2252 61/GOOD 27 1155 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 26 760 99/GOOD 25 2113 87/GOOD 18 2026 SMITHERS 12/POOR 16 554 66/GOOD 9 2095 56/GOOD 9 1734 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 2 894 67/GOOD 9 2337 31/POOR 10 1161 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 3 526 90/GOOD 15 2111 38/FAIR 9 1061 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NW 38 8 NW 51 SMITHERS W 45 1 W 48 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 46/FAIR 16 879 22/POOR 8 684 15/POOR 22 430 FT ST JOHN 54/FAIR 19 1242 33/POOR 15 1014 73/GOOD 32 1225 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 16 808 41/FAIR 17 1100 34/FAIR 13 1095 DAWSON 10/POOR 1 545 10/POOR 1 538 12/POOR 3 563 WATSON LAKE 32/POOR 16 982 21/POOR 10 913 11/POOR 1 1028 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE W 38 3 W 44 WATSON LAKE W 26 W 32 W 29 WHITEHORSE SW 21 SW 29 SW 27 MAYO SW 12 SW 12 SW 14 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 20 77 78/GOOD 34 565 50/FAIR 30 302 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 22 180 75/GOOD 24 801 38/FAIR 25 295 SQUAMISH 17/POOR 5 345 60/GOOD 15 868 19/POOR 6 374 SRN VAN ISLD 69/GOOD 44 372 49/FAIR 23 407 21/POOR 18 142 CNTRL VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 37 187 64/GOOD 12 1152 23/POOR 21 153 NRN VAN ISLD 76/GOOD 39 496 61/GOOD 11 1149 48/FAIR 28 322 TERRACE 19/POOR 5 576 48/FAIR 20 641 28/POOR 8 689 STEWART 12/POOR 5 103 23/POOR 9 306 22/POOR 4 599 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER NW 44 NW 50 SANDSPIT NW 35 NW 38 NW 43 PORT HARDY W 38 W 39 W 42 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/