FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 28-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 68/GOOD 20 981 69/GOOD 12 1506 28/POOR 4 1156 KAMLOOPS 70/GOOD 29 888 99/GOOD 22 1797 65/GOOD 11 1597 OKANAGAN 70/GOOD 25 1080 92/GOOD 17 2044 58/GOOD 9 1728 CASTLEGAR 42/FAIR 24 789 84/GOOD 11 2538 79/GOOD 11 2294 CRANBROOK 44/FAIR 25 1241 72/GOOD 10 2617 77/GOOD 11 2648 REVELSTOKE 34/FAIR 19 711 81/GOOD 11 2342 69/GOOD 10 1993 GOLDEN 21/POOR 18 910 74/GOOD 10 2546 63/GOOD 11 1982 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 56 N 48 CRANBROOK N 54 NE 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 63/GOOD 23 1123 83/GOOD 16 1913 35/FAIR 9 1121 100 MILE 77/GOOD 27 1640 92/GOOD 21 2206 52/FAIR 11 1810 WILLIAMS LAKE 69/GOOD 23 1607 81/GOOD 16 2230 37/FAIR 8 1652 PUNTZI MTN 42/FAIR 23 1211 78/GOOD 14 2268 28/POOR 11 1253 PRINCE GEORGE 40/FAIR 19 1029 81/GOOD 16 1978 42/FAIR 15 1153 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 23 812 59/GOOD 12 1696 21/POOR 17 851 SMITHERS 17/POOR 16 614 49/FAIR 10 1398 30/POOR 18 751 MCBRIDE 43/FAIR 13 1288 84/GOOD 14 2320 58/GOOD 12 1695 CLEARWATER 40/FAIR 22 689 91/GOOD 17 1950 69/GOOD 12 1667 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 30 NW 30 SMITHERS NW 19 NW 39 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 31/POOR 8 940 16/POOR 2 1039 16/POOR 9 526 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 12 916 32/POOR 8 1280 43/FAIR 15 1174 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 14 819 48/FAIR 20 1132 52/FAIR 13 1440 DAWSON 19/POOR 26 444 56/GOOD 28 753 60/GOOD 17 1090 WATSON LAKE 27/POOR 23 846 30/POOR 11 1059 23/POOR 8 1023 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 30 NW 50 WATSON LAKE NW 26 NW 30 WHITEHORSE SW 20 W 26 MAYO S 9 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 34/FAIR 26 193 77/GOOD 25 761 33/POOR 11 436 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 18 152 73/GOOD 12 1464 56/GOOD 11 1059 SQUAMISH 31/POOR 24 234 46/FAIR 7 1192 25/POOR 5 667 SRN VAN ISLD 61/GOOD 33 400 65/GOOD 14 1017 17/POOR 3 488 CNTRL VAN ISLD 51/FAIR 30 338 69/GOOD 17 921 27/POOR 5 740 NRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 21 132 45/FAIR 21 396 12/POOR 8 86 TERRACE 11/POOR 12 251 24/POOR 4 946 20/POOR 16 341 STEWART 10/POOR 11 30 21/POOR 7 325 16/POOR 19 70 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER N 30 NE 33 N 30 SANDSPIT N 30 N 46 N 70 PORT HARDY NW 9 NW 22 NW 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/