FLCN39 CWVR 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-FEBRUARY-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 4 461 32/POOR 4 1365 27/POOR 4 1102 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 6 589 24/POOR 6 840 13/POOR 1 1022 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 6 598 29/POOR 4 1435 19/POOR 4 899 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 3 691 29/POOR 4 1461 24/POOR 3 1432 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 2 1217 26/POOR 4 1734 17/POOR 2 1715 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 6 716 19/POOR 3 1083 31/POOR 3 1878 GOLDEN 12/POOR 3 995 22/POOR 3 1594 28/POOR 3 1989 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON SW 7 W 3 0 0 CRANBROOK W 9 NW 9 NW 7 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 9/POOR 2 583 48/FAIR 12 1252 41/FAIR 14 1020 100 MILE 14/POOR 9 1037 28/POOR 7 1456 39/FAIR 11 1508 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 5 1030 23/POOR 6 1391 32/POOR 10 1409 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 4 1099 52/FAIR 11 1783 60/GOOD 13 1855 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 7 759 36/FAIR 11 1197 34/FAIR 10 1202 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 11 808 43/FAIR 11 1362 58/GOOD 14 1537 SMITHERS 14/POOR 6 667 20/POOR 4 1043 21/POOR 3 1258 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 4 978 24/POOR 2 2150 21/POOR 3 1459 CLEARWATER 17/POOR 5 675 24/POOR 4 1136 34/FAIR 5 1393 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 9 W 14 W 13 SMITHERS 0 0 SW 5 SW 5 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 7 399 13/POOR 3 632 12/POOR 8 447 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 5 714 20/POOR 5 1120 26/POOR 8 1103 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 14 742 14/POOR 5 877 19/POOR 12 866 DAWSON 10/POOR 4 402 11/POOR 4 448 12/POOR 7 450 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 9 721 11/POOR 2 880 17/POOR 5 969 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE N 11 NW 11 NW 12 WATSON LAKE N 16 N 18 NW 12 WHITEHORSE W 8 W 16 NW 13 MAYO W 23 W 26 W 18 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 29/POOR 16 250 20/POOR 6 333 42/FAIR 22 320 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 4 178 40/FAIR 7 984 65/GOOD 21 719 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 2 379 26/POOR 3 1150 25/POOR 6 553 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 12 89 43/FAIR 13 576 58/GOOD 28 426 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 4 142 48/FAIR 13 674 44/FAIR 14 553 NRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 18 230 69/GOOD 22 727 40/FAIR 16 429 TERRACE 15/POOR 5 434 28/POOR 7 754 33/POOR 7 892 STEWART 12/POOR 16 39 11/POOR 7 68 12/POOR 9 63 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER S 12 S 20 S 16 SANDSPIT S 8 S 12 SE 10 PORT HARDY E 5 E 9 E 4 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/