FPCN39 CWLW 121330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-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 46/FAIR 23 578 42/FAIR 17 641 46/FAIR 27 527 KAMLOOPS 80/GOOD 24 1196 51/FAIR 19 837 95/GOOD 36 1144 OKANAGAN 59/GOOD 22 995 40/FAIR 17 843 36/FAIR 32 630 CASTLEGAR 49/FAIR 18 992 37/FAIR 14 911 30/POOR 23 674 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 18 1090 72/GOOD 22 1685 69/GOOD 36 1368 REVELSTOKE 32/POOR 17 712 32/POOR 17 716 14/POOR 24 482 GOLDEN 16/POOR 16 869 49/FAIR 18 1273 20/POOR 21 884 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 46 W 54 CRANBROOK SW 43 W 59 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 30/POOR 22 733 55/GOOD 14 1290 29/POOR 8 1033 100 MILE 72/GOOD 25 1608 57/GOOD 15 1688 16/POOR 17 1019 WILLIAMS LAKE 40/FAIR 21 1253 60/GOOD 14 1801 37/FAIR 13 1377 PUNTZI MTN 58/GOOD 20 1488 99/GOOD 23 2532 52/FAIR 12 1727 PRINCE GEORGE 60/GOOD 26 1159 93/GOOD 20 2063 34/FAIR 10 1185 BURNS LAKE 73/GOOD 24 1416 99/GOOD 20 2265 50/FAIR 11 1535 SMITHERS 37/FAIR 22 785 69/GOOD 14 1616 34/FAIR 9 1081 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 20 824 32/POOR 12 1121 34/FAIR 9 1298 CLEARWATER 47/FAIR 19 824 37/FAIR 16 752 13/POOR 21 429 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 37 SW 33 SMITHERS W 39 SW 43 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 30/POOR 14 676 58/GOOD 14 1196 35/FAIR 8 1041 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 21 834 89/GOOD 21 1881 83/GOOD 20 1792 WHITEHORSE 31/POOR 15 995 83/GOOD 16 2071 66/GOOD 11 2011 DAWSON 37/FAIR 22 629 67/GOOD 11 1697 61/GOOD 9 1748 WATSON LAKE 36/FAIR 19 977 76/GOOD 10 2500 84/GOOD 15 2182 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 20 SW 30 WATSON LAKE SE 11 SW 22 WHITEHORSE 0 0 0 0 MAYO NW 19 W 24 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 15/POOR 28 44 10/POOR 18 9 10/POOR 31 5 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 24 157 10/POOR 14 70 10/POOR 27 67 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 19 178 13/POOR 16 93 11/POOR 21 68 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 23 69 11/POOR 11 59 26/POOR 39 105 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 83 38/FAIR 18 361 69/GOOD 32 510 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 17 104 14/POOR 18 74 59/GOOD 25 488 TERRACE 53/FAIR 17 799 44/FAIR 12 837 27/POOR 11 525 STEWART 16/POOR 12 117 35/FAIR 11 485 19/POOR 11 184 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 33 SW 30 W 52 SANDSPIT SW 37 SW 33 SW 43 PORT HARDY SW 26 SW 31 SW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/