FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 5 APRIL 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-April-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 17/POOR 23 297 71/GOOD 19 1078 70/GOOD 27 810 KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 19 445 99/GOOD 28 1858 94/GOOD 28 1341 OKANAGAN 40/FAIR 29 677 99/GOOD 28 1725 85/GOOD 25 1371 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 19 682 98/GOOD 20 2013 97/GOOD 18 2164 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 8 1081 87/GOOD 17 2353 95/GOOD 22 2230 REVELSTOKE 32/POOR 23 644 83/GOOD 17 1718 51/FAIR 19 939 GOLDEN 25/POOR 19 942 67/GOOD 13 1910 71/GOOD 21 1548 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 44 SW 33 CRANBROOK S 22 SW 30 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 11/POOR 2 713 60/GOOD 13 1473 82/GOOD 19 1662 100 MILE 17/POOR 16 1037 82/GOOD 16 2277 63/GOOD 19 1628 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 8 1052 78/GOOD 16 2147 55/GOOD 17 1552 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 6 963 90/GOOD 19 2250 99/GOOD 28 2480 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 14 951 48/FAIR 13 1341 65/GOOD 12 1836 BURNS LAKE 44/FAIR 24 1026 43/FAIR 19 1089 91/GOOD 15 2466 SMITHERS 46/FAIR 23 867 42/FAIR 17 930 79/GOOD 11 2303 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 17 860 48/FAIR 9 1677 58/GOOD 18 1362 CLEARWATER 27/POOR 22 555 78/GOOD 14 1766 58/GOOD 20 975 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 30 SW 56 SMITHERS S 48 SW 65 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 15/POOR 13 465 78/GOOD 11 2117 66/GOOD 9 1950 FT ST JOHN 49/FAIR 28 1009 60/GOOD 24 1199 64/GOOD 12 1813 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 23 927 86/GOOD 20 1879 99/GOOD 20 2482 DAWSON 11/POOR 4 440 57/GOOD 10 1500 99/GOOD 24 2324 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 17 850 85/GOOD 16 2097 58/GOOD 8 2141 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 67 E 54 WATSON LAKE E 41 E 20 WHITEHORSE E 44 NE 56 MAYO N 13 NE 30 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 19/POOR 25 77 50/FAIR 18 502 31/POOR 25 179 FRASER VALLEY 25/POOR 23 190 64/GOOD 22 665 30/POOR 29 201 SQUAMISH 35/FAIR 19 324 38/FAIR 12 544 25/POOR 20 207 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 9 50 47/FAIR 18 471 34/FAIR 30 185 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 79 37/FAIR 18 336 33/POOR 24 224 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 12 31 29/POOR 18 243 27/POOR 22 177 TERRACE 25/POOR 17 392 36/FAIR 22 467 60/GOOD 11 1324 STEWART 40/FAIR 28 240 36/FAIR 22 255 38/FAIR 9 660 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 26 S 33 S 43 SANDSPIT S 31 S 39 S 50 PORT HARDY SW 41 SW 43 SW 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/