FLCN39 CWVR 171327 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-October-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 10/POOR 2 343 38/FAIR 30 429 49/FAIR 20 668 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 6 436 34/FAIR 30 511 40/FAIR 15 777 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 4 507 35/FAIR 21 706 64/GOOD 15 1368 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 5 574 61/GOOD 18 1195 41/FAIR 14 972 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 5 1093 50/FAIR 24 1320 71/GOOD 18 1840 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 6 702 12/POOR 15 483 18/POOR 16 543 GOLDEN 16/POOR 6 989 28/POOR 15 1025 41/FAIR 16 1203 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SW 28 SW 35 SW 42 CRANBROOK SW 35 SW 46 SW 48 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 10/POOR 9 570 35/FAIR 15 895 41/FAIR 12 1106 100 MILE 13/POOR 14 988 17/POOR 12 1065 38/FAIR 11 1475 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 8 971 21/POOR 16 1077 38/FAIR 10 1548 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 926 24/POOR 14 1108 52/FAIR 13 1655 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 5 712 66/GOOD 18 1481 36/FAIR 14 1091 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 18 737 48/FAIR 9 1653 39/FAIR 10 1326 SMITHERS 11/POOR 4 609 36/FAIR 5 1614 37/FAIR 10 1103 MCBRIDE 10/POOR 2 825 21/POOR 10 955 39/FAIR 13 1209 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 6 470 12/POOR 8 457 12/POOR 1 987 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 24 SW 39 SW 36 SMITHERS SW 14 SW 22 SW 23 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 27 409 34/FAIR 13 770 26/POOR 12 656 FT ST JOHN 44/FAIR 36 903 64/GOOD 13 1723 43/FAIR 9 1506 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 15 765 35/FAIR 18 991 36/FAIR 14 1103 DAWSON 13/POOR 6 506 35/FAIR 13 770 21/POOR 8 660 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 8 729 12/POOR 5 805 10/POOR 2 818 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 8 SW 9 SW 13 WATSON LAKE W 12 SW 12 SW 13 WHITEHORSE SW 15 SW 18 SW 13 MAYO SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 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 13/POOR 14 53 10/POOR 24 11 61/GOOD 18 702 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 16 216 12/POOR 34 74 46/FAIR 14 624 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 6 129 11/POOR 15 78 52/FAIR 15 695 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 14 78 11/POOR 29 34 34/FAIR 16 339 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 12 94 14/POOR 30 53 42/FAIR 8 892 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 3 75 15/POOR 25 65 27/POOR 14 270 TERRACE 11/POOR 2 381 47/FAIR 14 813 21/POOR 13 389 STEWART 21/POOR 5 80 10/POOR 3 91 13/POOR 4 175 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 32 S 34 S 30 SANDSPIT SW 12 S 17 SW 17 PORT HARDY W 12 W 18 W 20 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/