FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 26-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 18/POOR 14 350 36/FAIR 6 1129 44/FAIR 15 729 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 6 524 48/FAIR 12 1046 27/POOR 13 614 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 10 656 43/FAIR 12 1056 26/POOR 10 776 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 12 686 38/FAIR 10 1095 50/FAIR 13 1195 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 4 1023 38/FAIR 8 1698 48/FAIR 12 1639 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 15 768 36/FAIR 9 1043 32/POOR 13 804 GOLDEN 14/POOR 10 868 45/FAIR 13 1385 45/FAIR 13 1385 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 43 SW 28 CRANBROOK SW 20 W 28 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 22/POOR 17 691 42/FAIR 10 1245 28/POOR 18 756 100 MILE 19/POOR 15 1070 52/FAIR 16 1540 24/POOR 15 1136 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 12 1051 33/POOR 7 1640 43/FAIR 18 1345 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 19 992 78/GOOD 18 1967 99/GOOD 30 1960 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 21 863 56/GOOD 13 1521 71/GOOD 25 1341 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 17 792 57/GOOD 14 1515 71/GOOD 20 1514 SMITHERS 13/POOR 12 582 49/FAIR 11 1323 76/GOOD 23 1323 MCBRIDE 32/POOR 16 1022 55/GOOD 15 1442 40/FAIR 14 1191 CLEARWATER 34/FAIR 15 726 48/FAIR 14 996 23/POOR 13 601 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 26 NW 35 SMITHERS W 63 W 46 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 5 422 14/POOR 10 482 25/POOR 8 755 FT ST JOHN 44/FAIR 34 912 42/FAIR 19 1066 55/GOOD 15 1395 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 5 750 44/FAIR 15 1203 47/FAIR 12 1384 DAWSON 12/POOR 8 447 44/FAIR 26 653 22/POOR 9 641 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 728 12/POOR 3 847 38/FAIR 20 984 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 24 W 26 WATSON LAKE W 39 W 39 WHITEHORSE SW 33 SW 24 MAYO W 30 W 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 20/POOR 16 133 35/FAIR 12 448 20/POOR 8 260 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 13 165 38/FAIR 8 818 28/POOR 8 510 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 6 138 44/FAIR 10 791 37/FAIR 15 441 SRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 16 365 42/FAIR 13 553 25/POOR 7 469 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 16 117 53/FAIR 18 581 32/POOR 9 524 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 16 97 26/POOR 8 421 33/POOR 26 206 TERRACE 17/POOR 13 325 34/FAIR 6 1045 52/FAIR 16 817 STEWART 9/POOR 2 41 22/POOR 9 286 22/POOR 17 154 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 19 SW 13 W 28 SANDSPIT S 11 W 19 NW 35 PORT HARDY NW 15 W 22 W 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB/MTNWC