FPCN39 CWLW 201330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 24/POOR 12 475 80/GOOD 12 1892 88/GOOD 17 1679 KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 14 476 93/GOOD 15 2150 99/GOOD 16 2378 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 18 711 95/GOOD 14 2504 99/GOOD 21 1967 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 15 602 92/GOOD 10 3182 99/GOOD 17 2395 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 17 1070 75/GOOD 7 3482 99/GOOD 23 2977 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 6 496 67/GOOD 7 2521 71/GOOD 14 1593 GOLDEN 10/POOR 4 817 63/GOOD 7 2669 70/GOOD 17 1709 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 19 0 0 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 9 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 72/GOOD 20 1383 95/GOOD 12 2903 99/GOOD 23 2316 100 MILE 33/POOR 18 1207 76/GOOD 12 2464 99/GOOD 22 3115 WILLIAMS LAKE 83/GOOD 19 2085 94/GOOD 11 3462 99/GOOD 22 3062 PUNTZI MTN 59/GOOD 15 1706 99/GOOD 20 3361 99/GOOD 30 2425 PRINCE GEORGE 70/GOOD 23 1372 99/GOOD 18 2823 99/GOOD 27 2406 BURNS LAKE 50/FAIR 22 1133 99/GOOD 23 2190 99/GOOD 35 2235 SMITHERS 36/FAIR 20 796 87/GOOD 20 1712 95/GOOD 30 1470 MCBRIDE 31/POOR 14 1040 71/GOOD 11 2185 84/GOOD 19 1898 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 12 596 72/GOOD 11 1891 99/GOOD 17 2224 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 9 W 19 SMITHERS N 26 NW 26 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 43/FAIR 34 595 99/GOOD 23 2018 99/GOOD 16 2742 FT ST JOHN 37/FAIR 30 884 99/GOOD 27 1901 99/GOOD 34 2286 WHITEHORSE 66/GOOD 29 1189 97/GOOD 26 1844 99/GOOD 21 2644 DAWSON 63/GOOD 23 947 62/GOOD 14 1283 99/GOOD 23 1788 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 19 755 92/GOOD 19 2084 99/GOOD 23 2864 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 33 W 46 WATSON LAKE W 54 W 48 WHITEHORSE SW 69 W 80 MAYO W 54 W 44 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 12 129 21/POOR 10 232 30/POOR 13 321 FRASER VALLEY 29/POOR 12 385 40/FAIR 11 636 61/GOOD 19 715 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 4 193 57/GOOD 10 1176 58/GOOD 13 925 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 15 268 29/POOR 10 411 39/FAIR 22 304 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 12 288 54/FAIR 10 1045 43/FAIR 7 1068 NRN VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 27 216 41/FAIR 20 361 14/POOR 19 67 TERRACE 16/POOR 11 329 72/GOOD 15 1315 44/FAIR 19 610 STEWART 11/POOR 15 37 51/FAIR 22 438 55/GOOD 27 400 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NE 13 NE 17 SANDSPIT N 31 N 26 N 20 PORT HARDY NW 22 NW 28 NW 28 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/