FLCN39 CWVR 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 3 JANUARY 2013 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 03-JANUARY-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 9/POOR 1 260 9/POOR 1 303 11/POOR 2 402 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 3 391 11/POOR 2 529 11/POOR 2 528 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 9 477 11/POOR 3 582 11/POOR 2 601 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 9 523 13/POOR 5 644 12/POOR 2 773 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 4 966 10/POOR 1 1052 10/POOR 1 1147 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 4 614 14/POOR 5 636 11/POOR 2 614 GOLDEN 10/POOR 5 829 14/POOR 8 900 11/POOR 2 932 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON S 34 S 45 S 45 CRANBROOK SW 26 SW 31 SW 32 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 11/POOR 16 562 12/POOR 7 621 14/POOR 7 675 100 MILE 15/POOR 21 990 24/POOR 19 1086 21/POOR 15 1089 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 18 957 15/POOR 12 1029 15/POOR 10 1051 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 3 929 10/POOR 1 1014 9/POOR 1 995 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 15 716 11/POOR 5 749 11/POOR 4 796 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 12 725 10/POOR 6 758 11/POOR 5 770 SMITHERS 10/POOR 7 556 11/POOR 7 578 12/POOR 6 615 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 11 757 14/POOR 12 799 13/POOR 8 818 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 5 474 13/POOR 5 541 14/POOR 5 561 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE SW 26 SW 34 SW 33 SMITHERS S 23 S 26 S 26 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 25 391 9/POOR 13 385 14/POOR 19 428 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 32 712 9/POOR 5 708 17/POOR 32 739 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 18 722 11/POOR 21 716 10/POOR 19 716 DAWSON 9/POOR 5 372 9/POOR 4 371 10/POOR 4 404 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 704 9/POOR 3 708 10/POOR 7 725 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE SW 23 SW 22 SW 23 WATSON LAKE W 23 W 29 W 28 WHITEHORSE SW 19 SW 28 SW 26 MAYO SW 17 SW 24 SW 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 10/POOR 2 81 18/POOR 11 152 13/POOR 12 66 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 16 83 16/POOR 9 208 13/POOR 16 100 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 12 67 11/POOR 5 128 13/POOR 4 221 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 5 371 14/POOR 9 117 25/POOR 11 290 CNTRL VAN ISLD 9/POOR 1 90 27/POOR 16 248 20/POOR 12 188 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 74 13/POOR 10 99 53/FAIR 45 242 TERRACE 9/POOR 1 288 9/POOR 1 285 11/POOR 5 273 STEWART 10/POOR 2 88 12/POOR 5 101 10/POOR 4 41 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER S 35 S 39 S 31 SANDSPIT S 16 S 20 SW 17 PORT HARDY S 16 S 14 SW 13 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/