FLCN39 CWVR 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-MARCH-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 16/POOR 11 344 97/GOOD 30 1229 32/POOR 7 880 KAMLOOPS 87/GOOD 29 1160 83/GOOD 24 1246 31/POOR 8 885 OKANAGAN 67/GOOD 13 1570 75/GOOD 18 1456 24/POOR 4 1198 CASTLEGAR 29/POOR 8 978 60/GOOD 10 1695 49/FAIR 7 1738 CRANBROOK 44/FAIR 10 1690 77/GOOD 20 1870 47/FAIR 8 1960 REVELSTOKE 27/POOR 6 1036 71/GOOD 15 1511 28/POOR 4 1372 GOLDEN 21/POOR 3 1569 64/GOOD 15 1685 22/POOR 3 1611 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON N 42 N 38 N 34 CRANBROOK W 14 NW 12 NW 15 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 63/GOOD 28 1015 88/GOOD 24 1559 47/FAIR 20 958 100 MILE 83/GOOD 33 1595 99/GOOD 31 2017 40/FAIR 12 1477 WILLIAMS LAKE 74/GOOD 31 1497 90/GOOD 26 1931 38/FAIR 11 1472 PUNTZI MTN 57/GOOD 17 1562 67/GOOD 12 2122 20/POOR 5 1332 PRINCE GEORGE 61/GOOD 26 1174 68/GOOD 13 1832 58/GOOD 19 1293 BURNS LAKE 56/GOOD 17 1360 50/FAIR 9 1727 34/FAIR 10 1229 SMITHERS 12/POOR 5 616 69/GOOD 17 1438 26/POOR 8 925 MCBRIDE 36/FAIR 7 1528 73/GOOD 15 1876 15/POOR 2 1249 CLEARWATER 40/FAIR 11 983 73/GOOD 12 1800 24/POOR 4 1126 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE 10 29 16 SMITHERS N 43 N 45 N 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 13/POOR 20 416 42/FAIR 12 960 19/POOR 9 592 FT ST JOHN 34/FAIR 20 949 41/FAIR 7 1645 59/GOOD 23 1205 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 16 733 25/POOR 13 939 57/GOOD 12 1642 DAWSON 12/POOR 16 405 32/POOR 13 717 68/GOOD 30 867 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 8 737 11/POOR 1 1074 15/POOR 7 840 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE NW 37 NW 45 NW 46 WATSON LAKE NW 39 NW 48 NW 51 WHITEHORSE NW 33 NW 35 W 35 MAYO W 33 W 42 W 44 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 60/GOOD 34 363 99/GOOD 30 1901 35/FAIR 7 744 FRASER VALLEY 53/FAIR 22 512 99/GOOD 18 2290 50/FAIR 8 1196 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 9 116 82/GOOD 13 1680 29/POOR 5 831 SRN VAN ISLD 81/GOOD 27 794 99/GOOD 31 1659 53/FAIR 13 790 CNTRL VAN ISLD 68/GOOD 30 525 99/GOOD 29 1713 67/GOOD 14 1071 NRN VAN ISLD 62/GOOD 38 356 84/GOOD 22 1032 41/FAIR 10 697 TERRACE 15/POOR 8 360 64/GOOD 17 1016 22/POOR 7 558 STEWART 10/POOR 10 33 19/POOR 9 216 14/POOR 10 95 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER 9 16 10 SANDSPIT N 46 N 48 N 49 PORT HARDY N 29 N 28 N 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/