FLCN39 CWVR 051430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 AM PST
MONDAY 5 JANUARY 2009 FOR TODAY.

MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.  AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.

05-JANUARY-2009
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   14/POOR 7       356     17/POOR 9       397     12/POOR 6       308
KAMLOOPS        13/POOR 12      407     14/POOR 4       552     10/POOR 2       448
OKANAGAN        13/POOR 7       549     9/POOR  5       471     11/POOR 11      490
CASTLEGAR       12/POOR 4       612     8/POOR  -1      752     11/POOR 3       629
CRANBROOK       10/POOR 2       1005    12/POOR 2       1230    14/POOR 4       1164
REVELSTOKE      13/POOR 4       604     11/POOR 3       563     11/POOR 4       518
GOLDEN          12/POOR 3       939     10/POOR 1       1007    12/POOR 3       990

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PENTICTON       NW 49   4       10
CRANBROOK       NW 23   NW 31   NW 41

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         27/POOR 31      657     14/POOR 19      593     17/POOR 17      628
100 MILE        17/POOR 29      992     20/POOR 17      1061    16/POOR 16      1025
WILLIAMS LAKE   11/POOR 24      957     17/POOR 13      1050    13/POOR 12      1008
PUNTZI MTN      11/POOR 10      940     16/POOR 36      947     10/POOR 4       965
PRINCE GEORGE   37/FAIR 38      839     12/POOR 26      715     21/POOR 23      788
BURNS LAKE      25/POOR 26      834     29/POOR 35      825     10/POOR 7       751
SMITHERS        12/POOR 11      572     10/POOR 15      538     11/POOR 5       588
MCBRIDE         14/POOR 8       855     10/POOR 7       759     11/POOR 5       819
CLEARWATER      13/POOR 7       492     14/POOR 5       584     11/POOR 4       487

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
PR. GEORGE      W  49   W  46   W  44
SMITHERS        14      6       2

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     35/FAIR 18      671     44/FAIR 16      850     43/FAIR 13      930
FT ST JOHN      11/POOR 10      724     10/POOR 17      710     24/POOR 11      949
WHITEHORSE      13/POOR 12      770     22/POOR 15      865     17/POOR 13      820
DAWSON          11/POOR 5       460     10/POOR 5       413     9/POOR  2       410
WATSON LAKE     10/POOR 3       720     10/POOR 4       737     9/POOR  4       712

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
DEASE LAKE      W  16   W  25   W  30
WATSON LAKE     SW 15   SW 16   W  19
WHITEHORSE      SW 7    W  17   W  22
MAYO            E  15   E  8    W  3

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       28/POOR 26      147     13/POOR 18      45      11/POOR 17      24
FRASER VALLEY   16/POOR 12      172     12/POOR 20      89      11/POOR 20      77
SQUAMISH        13/POOR 5       203     10/POOR 3       132     10/POOR 4       82
SRN VAN ISLD    12/POOR 22      47      20/POOR 31      88      12/POOR 34      33
CNTRL VAN ISLD  16/POOR 8       196     25/POOR 7       477     10/POOR 5       42
NRN VAN ISLD    14/POOR 17      79      25/POOR 19      187     17/POOR 22      89
TERRACE         21/POOR 9       464     11/POOR 13      246     13/POOR 6       342
STEWART         12/POOR 11      63      10/POOR 13      20      10/POOR 7       22

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900M    1800M   2700M
VANCOUVER       NW 50   33      35
SANDSPIT        4       33      32
PORT HARDY      13      37      30


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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