FLCN39 CWVR 201430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-DECEMBER-2008 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 11/POOR 4 309 20/POOR 10 434 19/POOR 15 348 KAMLOOPS 9/POOR 1 395 17/POOR 6 591 17/POOR 10 494 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 9 482 18/POOR 6 742 15/POOR 10 564 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 7 648 21/POOR 5 932 15/POOR 10 614 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 8 1013 17/POOR 5 1227 18/POOR 10 1103 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 3 588 16/POOR 5 698 16/POOR 10 581 GOLDEN 12/POOR 6 883 14/POOR 5 970 11/POOR 5 874 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON NW 48 NW 45 NW 44 CRANBROOK NW 38 1 NW 51 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 15 566 18/POOR 14 663 11/POOR 8 589 100 MILE 9/POOR 2 957 33/POOR 21 1164 25/POOR 19 1103 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 7 958 19/POOR 15 1067 29/POOR 15 1198 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 4 928 19/POOR 10 1088 11/POOR 2 1130 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 8 724 12/POOR 6 778 11/POOR 5 767 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 8 727 19/POOR 15 844 11/POOR 8 768 SMITHERS 10/POOR 14 542 13/POOR 11 582 10/POOR 4 568 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 5 823 13/POOR 11 794 12/POOR 8 803 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 4 479 18/POOR 8 612 15/POOR 8 531 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE NW 28 NW 28 NW 25 SMITHERS NW 5 NW 13 NW 14 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 9/POOR 8 392 9/POOR 5 398 10/POOR 7 419 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 10 714 12/POOR 5 793 11/POOR 8 736 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 15 709 9/POOR 6 705 9/POOR 9 705 DAWSON 9/POOR 5 380 9/POOR 4 376 9/POOR 4 374 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 1 722 10/POOR 2 736 9/POOR 1 732 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NE 12 NE 9 N 5 WATSON LAKE N 11 N 10 N 11 WHITEHORSE E 4 NE 3 0 0 MAYO NW 4 NW 7 NW 6 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 37/FAIR 20 294 40/FAIR 25 265 28/POOR 27 141 FRASER VALLEY 28/POOR 29 184 29/POOR 28 199 25/POOR 32 157 SQUAMISH 17/POOR 13 169 19/POOR 20 142 22/POOR 20 176 SRN VAN ISLD 76/GOOD 30 636 58/GOOD 22 541 56/GOOD 24 473 CNTRL VAN ISLD 26/POOR 16 228 54/FAIR 20 542 30/POOR 21 219 NRN VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 39 217 75/GOOD 58 333 54/FAIR 43 257 TERRACE 11/POOR 7 274 14/POOR 15 275 16/POOR 16 295 STEWART 22/POOR 11 19 10/POOR 13 19 10/POOR 13 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 36 W 44 W 45 SANDSPIT SW 24 W 33 W 30 PORT HARDY S 14 S 12 S 10 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/