FPCN39 CWLW 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 3 JANUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS OR HILLS. 03-January-2002 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 26/POOR 28 343 16/POOR 22 289 29/POOR 11 576 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 32 384 23/POOR 26 449 40/FAIR 14 811 OKANAGAN 26/POOR 25 584 55/GOOD 19 1008 49/FAIR 14 1081 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 11 555 28/POOR 11 835 25/POOR 8 874 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 10 972 48/FAIR 19 1381 43/FAIR 18 1335 REVELSTOKE 21/POOR 16 590 28/POOR 17 660 23/POOR 8 770 GOLDEN 13/POOR 16 833 33/POOR 20 1024 38/FAIR 13 1248 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 56 W 67 CRANBROOK W 35 W 61 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 12/POOR 33 559 9/POOR 23 548 18/POOR 20 632 100 MILE 14/POOR 38 966 11/POOR 26 955 19/POOR 18 1048 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 34 959 10/POOR 22 952 12/POOR 18 967 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 30 938 14/POOR 35 936 19/POOR 13 1060 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 36 706 10/POOR 30 694 28/POOR 19 884 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 30 758 12/POOR 33 731 15/POOR 17 782 SMITHERS 14/POOR 24 560 12/POOR 27 543 10/POOR 18 532 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 28 782 11/POOR 23 746 37/FAIR 13 1179 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 25 480 12/POOR 21 420 25/POOR 13 627 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 83 SW 96 SMITHERS SW 80 SW 85 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 6 405 11/POOR 12 414 12/POOR 26 400 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 28 722 24/POOR 38 770 12/POOR 30 714 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 20 833 13/POOR 30 727 10/POOR 22 713 DAWSON 12/POOR 22 393 11/POOR 13 398 11/POOR 23 382 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 743 10/POOR 6 715 10/POOR 17 699 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 20 S 15 WATSON LAKE SW 28 W 31 WHITEHORSE 0 0 S 15 MAYO SW 9 W 22 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 17/POOR 41 37 10/POOR 26 7 11/POOR 29 12 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 30 93 13/POOR 24 87 10/POOR 15 66 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 26 163 11/POOR 13 74 19/POOR 15 173 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 27 66 10/POOR 18 26 15/POOR 24 65 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 31 49 10/POOR 15 30 25/POOR 25 145 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 32 39 9/POOR 14 26 11/POOR 42 30 TERRACE 13/POOR 27 245 10/POOR 20 230 10/POOR 17 230 STEWART 13/POOR 17 51 10/POOR 20 18 11/POOR 19 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 65 SW 63 SW 57 SANDSPIT SW 69 SW 69 SW 70 PORT HARDY W 30 W 41 W 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC