FPCN39 CWLW 011330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 01-May-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 12/POOR 3 435 99/GOOD 17 2667 99/GOOD 20 1866 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 4 718 99/GOOD 16 3569 99/GOOD 31 3292 OKANAGAN 40/FAIR 13 952 99/GOOD 12 3534 99/GOOD 36 1831 CASTLEGAR 54/FAIR 9 1619 99/GOOD 11 3501 99/GOOD 30 3076 CRANBROOK 32/POOR 6 1700 99/GOOD 14 3489 99/GOOD 37 3207 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 6 613 90/GOOD 10 3018 99/GOOD 18 2775 GOLDEN 14/POOR 10 880 82/GOOD 14 2309 74/GOOD 16 1876 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 11 NE 17 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 31 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 32/POOR 21 759 99/GOOD 23 3795 84/GOOD 26 1392 100 MILE 26/POOR 14 1174 99/GOOD 19 4106 99/GOOD 40 3030 WILLIAMS LAKE 23/POOR 14 1129 99/GOOD 22 4208 16/POOR 28 987 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 18 1018 99/GOOD 34 3467 87/GOOD 33 1638 PRINCE GEORGE 34/FAIR 27 874 99/GOOD 28 3905 99/GOOD 26 2398 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 18 815 99/GOOD 34 2584 99/GOOD 30 3567 SMITHERS 18/POOR 20 610 99/GOOD 28 1788 99/GOOD 24 2850 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 19 792 94/GOOD 18 2289 10/POOR 17 744 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 6 571 99/GOOD 15 3452 99/GOOD 31 2959 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 35 NW 41 SMITHERS W 30 NW 35 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 12/POOR 4 512 42/FAIR 6 1525 81/GOOD 33 1015 FT ST JOHN 28/POOR 24 853 99/GOOD 36 2887 82/GOOD 38 1259 WHITEHORSE 99/GOOD 26 1917 99/GOOD 32 1803 99/GOOD 27 2746 DAWSON 99/GOOD 25 2034 53/FAIR 33 671 99/GOOD 17 2185 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 15 806 99/GOOD 43 2815 97/GOOD 13 2977 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 31 W 44 WATSON LAKE SW 19 W 37 WHITEHORSE W 65 W 56 MAYO SW 30 SW 39 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 24/POOR 26 113 16/POOR 12 111 99/GOOD 52 645 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 20 172 51/FAIR 14 718 71/GOOD 28 639 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 18 168 67/GOOD 11 1382 95/GOOD 20 1476 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 3 264 29/POOR 22 198 97/GOOD 34 890 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 13 90 40/FAIR 10 670 99/GOOD 33 1240 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 43 16/POOR 22 80 70/GOOD 34 483 TERRACE 11/POOR 6 263 82/GOOD 17 1467 99/GOOD 18 2233 STEWART 11/POOR 18 29 33/POOR 26 190 63/GOOD 15 891 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 26 E 17 N 19 SANDSPIT 0 0 W 9 N 24 PORT HARDY N 46 NW 39 NW 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/