FPCN39 CWLW 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 27-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 23/POOR 27 330 69/GOOD 13 1414 40/FAIR 8 1029 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 20 421 76/GOOD 23 1146 73/GOOD 21 1146 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 11 495 44/FAIR 15 956 69/GOOD 17 1356 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 13 546 31/POOR 13 827 70/GOOD 13 1695 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 19 1013 45/FAIR 19 1339 82/GOOD 12 2724 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 11 571 28/POOR 13 733 63/GOOD 13 1443 GOLDEN 30/POOR 19 1001 44/FAIR 14 1323 66/GOOD 13 1885 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 28 NW 52 CRANBROOK N 33 NW 24 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 26/POOR 20 708 99/GOOD 30 2199 77/GOOD 17 1650 100 MILE 19/POOR 21 1029 99/GOOD 35 2852 80/GOOD 21 1890 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 16 1120 99/GOOD 28 3122 74/GOOD 16 2028 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 22 966 99/GOOD 31 2683 75/GOOD 16 2025 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 23 823 99/GOOD 30 2163 78/GOOD 19 1691 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 23 822 99/GOOD 31 2102 60/GOOD 15 1522 SMITHERS 20/POOR 28 598 87/GOOD 25 1482 45/FAIR 13 1124 MCBRIDE 39/FAIR 14 1175 61/GOOD 19 1393 71/GOOD 16 1730 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 11 469 80/GOOD 22 1308 81/GOOD 19 1496 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 28 W 48 SMITHERS SW 78 W 70 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 16/POOR 16 465 22/POOR 6 803 14/POOR 2 862 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 22 756 31/POOR 8 1229 45/FAIR 12 1329 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 19 839 60/GOOD 18 1373 49/FAIR 25 1053 DAWSON 13/POOR 22 402 15/POOR 4 646 29/POOR 15 636 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 16 768 11/POOR 3 821 23/POOR 15 867 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 44 W 50 WATSON LAKE W 24 SW 13 WHITEHORSE W 44 W 24 MAYO SW 17 S 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 17/POOR 13 111 40/FAIR 16 302 68/GOOD 23 652 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 7 119 42/FAIR 16 491 56/GOOD 12 958 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 12 74 49/FAIR 20 491 38/FAIR 6 1049 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 7 115 54/FAIR 17 619 45/FAIR 11 719 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 5 105 63/GOOD 19 724 52/FAIR 16 624 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 19 155 36/FAIR 28 222 41/FAIR 18 398 TERRACE 30/POOR 19 435 57/GOOD 16 919 35/FAIR 11 697 STEWART 22/POOR 24 106 47/FAIR 19 444 21/POOR 18 137 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 11 NW 28 NW 54 SANDSPIT W 30 W 57 W 65 PORT HARDY NW 56 W 61 W 70 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB/MTNWC