FLCN39 CWVR 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER 2009 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-DECEMBER-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 12/POOR 6 321 22/POOR 10 479 19/POOR 6 548 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 3 376 15/POOR 7 505 18/POOR 14 462 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 9 479 19/POOR 14 588 11/POOR 7 519 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 3 626 16/POOR 4 803 15/POOR 6 689 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 2 997 13/POOR 3 1165 14/POOR 5 1116 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 5 566 13/POOR 5 597 16/POOR 6 659 GOLDEN 12/POOR 4 904 13/POOR 5 937 15/POOR 5 992 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON W 19 W 26 W 26 CRANBROOK NW 23 W 35 NW 33 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 11 564 15/POOR 22 598 13/POOR 32 570 100 MILE 12/POOR 13 986 18/POOR 22 1016 27/POOR 36 1036 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 10 964 25/POOR 28 1051 15/POOR 32 975 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 3 924 10/POOR 6 928 10/POOR 8 922 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 9 714 12/POOR 18 723 12/POOR 28 708 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 6 735 14/POOR 22 755 12/POOR 29 733 SMITHERS 12/POOR 5 633 13/POOR 19 561 10/POOR 18 533 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 7 780 13/POOR 10 808 18/POOR 14 854 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 6 462 11/POOR 7 458 16/POOR 12 503 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE W 16 W 23 W 25 SMITHERS SW 23 SW 25 SW 26 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 5 421 10/POOR 6 424 10/POOR 7 417 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 10 706 12/POOR 20 723 11/POOR 32 705 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 24 794 14/POOR 28 735 18/POOR 43 742 DAWSON 33/POOR 37 500 15/POOR 46 392 90/GOOD 45 941 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 5 768 10/POOR 3 762 11/POOR 12 715 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE S 16 SW 24 SW 29 WATSON LAKE SW 16 SW 23 W 18 WHITEHORSE S 29 S 30 S 33 MAYO SW 33 SW 37 SW 31 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 12/POOR 23 29 13/POOR 28 25 18/POOR 29 62 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 12 89 17/POOR 24 119 15/POOR 22 107 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 5 158 15/POOR 7 199 22/POOR 10 293 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 14 57 11/POOR 19 37 15/POOR 19 73 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 18 38 17/POOR 18 103 15/POOR 11 119 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 18 62 14/POOR 44 43 37/FAIR 25 253 TERRACE 12/POOR 4 334 10/POOR 6 241 55/GOOD 27 608 STEWART 11/POOR 8 59 10/POOR 15 24 74/GOOD 40 446 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER W 22 W 22 W 25 SANDSPIT SW 32 SW 32 SW 33 PORT HARDY S 39 S 43 S 36 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC