FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-February-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 46/FAIR 16 729 59/GOOD 18 880 50/FAIR 12 988 KAMLOOPS 48/FAIR 19 801 85/GOOD 22 1374 78/GOOD 20 1316 OKANAGAN 42/FAIR 15 922 68/GOOD 15 1456 71/GOOD 16 1463 CASTLEGAR 69/GOOD 18 1339 52/FAIR 14 1195 70/GOOD 11 1941 CRANBROOK 67/GOOD 18 1744 47/FAIR 17 1423 54/FAIR 7 2391 REVELSTOKE 64/GOOD 18 1196 27/POOR 14 688 57/GOOD 10 1557 GOLDEN 48/FAIR 15 1351 56/GOOD 14 1558 58/GOOD 10 1925 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 33 W 31 CRANBROOK E 33 S 31 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 25 1065 64/GOOD 27 1045 55/GOOD 15 1257 100 MILE 38/FAIR 19 1257 65/GOOD 23 1540 72/GOOD 21 1726 WILLIAMS LAKE 47/FAIR 23 1303 68/GOOD 25 1540 65/GOOD 17 1748 PUNTZI MTN 63/GOOD 24 1459 70/GOOD 26 1510 30/POOR 6 1593 PRINCE GEORGE 70/GOOD 27 1282 64/GOOD 27 1191 45/FAIR 10 1461 BURNS LAKE 75/GOOD 28 1356 61/GOOD 21 1315 39/FAIR 10 1334 SMITHERS 66/GOOD 24 1110 50/FAIR 15 1123 47/FAIR 14 1104 MCBRIDE 51/FAIR 20 1193 59/GOOD 17 1430 50/FAIR 10 1633 CLEARWATER 50/FAIR 23 788 61/GOOD 18 1096 63/GOOD 13 1408 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 50 NE 39 SMITHERS E 48 NE 54 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 11/POOR 11 421 40/FAIR 13 871 26/POOR 11 688 FT ST JOHN 38/FAIR 22 964 50/FAIR 20 1145 22/POOR 4 1332 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 21 759 23/POOR 13 906 28/POOR 18 908 DAWSON 21/POOR 30 444 26/POOR 12 637 28/POOR 15 611 WATSON LAKE 21/POOR 20 804 15/POOR 3 1061 12/POOR 3 868 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 22 NE 26 WATSON LAKE N 19 N 30 WHITEHORSE E 13 NE 19 MAYO SW 15 0 0 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 63/GOOD 44 304 38/FAIR 16 374 49/FAIR 10 894 FRASER VALLEY 39/FAIR 38 219 34/FAIR 22 290 77/GOOD 22 908 SQUAMISH 42/FAIR 24 345 46/FAIR 16 555 44/FAIR 10 786 SRN VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 30 407 48/FAIR 21 419 75/GOOD 20 908 CNTRL VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 19 305 53/FAIR 20 524 31/POOR 5 892 NRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 23 111 48/FAIR 21 422 42/FAIR 11 643 TERRACE 65/GOOD 23 826 58/GOOD 16 929 40/FAIR 13 714 STEWART 18/POOR 25 72 16/POOR 20 70 17/POOR 22 75 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 33 0 0 W 39 SANDSPIT NE 26 N 41 N 44 PORT HARDY NE 31 NE 46 N 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC