FPCN39 CWLW 171330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-July-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 57/GOOD 17 878 90/GOOD 16 1812 63/GOOD 11 1429 KAMLOOPS 59/GOOD 18 1005 99/GOOD 21 2856 66/GOOD 12 1546 OKANAGAN 37/FAIR 12 933 99/GOOD 15 3546 63/GOOD 11 1656 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 17 582 99/GOOD 19 3135 89/GOOD 13 2408 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 10 1199 99/GOOD 23 4017 99/GOOD 18 3621 REVELSTOKE 29/POOR 12 762 99/GOOD 12 3376 66/GOOD 12 1643 GOLDEN 35/FAIR 16 1114 99/GOOD 17 3901 73/GOOD 12 2194 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 S 50 CRANBROOK SW 24 SW 39 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 13/POOR 3 794 79/GOOD 13 2045 83/GOOD 12 2373 100 MILE 53/FAIR 24 1349 99/GOOD 17 3033 83/GOOD 18 2133 WILLIAMS LAKE 74/GOOD 21 1771 84/GOOD 16 2336 89/GOOD 11 3230 PUNTZI MTN 50/FAIR 17 1451 56/GOOD 10 2008 99/GOOD 12 3695 PRINCE GEORGE 36/FAIR 19 980 73/GOOD 14 1891 84/GOOD 12 2561 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 10 1217 70/GOOD 13 1915 83/GOOD 11 2687 SMITHERS 55/GOOD 15 1232 73/GOOD 12 1923 89/GOOD 12 2587 MCBRIDE 69/GOOD 19 1548 82/GOOD 10 2830 84/GOOD 12 2594 CLEARWATER 35/FAIR 18 691 99/GOOD 17 2815 34/FAIR 12 813 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 22 S 48 SMITHERS S 31 S 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 18/POOR 18 479 82/GOOD 15 1782 88/GOOD 10 2799 FT ST JOHN 35/FAIR 32 856 99/GOOD 22 2127 99/GOOD 13 3196 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 3 1213 99/GOOD 23 2871 76/GOOD 10 2550 DAWSON 59/GOOD 25 842 99/GOOD 21 3044 94/GOOD 14 2346 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 25 793 91/GOOD 27 1648 80/GOOD 10 2684 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 39 SE 50 WATSON LAKE E 20 SE 22 WHITEHORSE SE 33 E 37 MAYO E 22 SE 15 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 35/FAIR 11 477 42/FAIR 10 702 12/POOR 3 153 FRASER VALLEY 33/POOR 14 406 56/GOOD 10 1129 11/POOR 4 128 SQUAMISH 35/FAIR 13 448 42/FAIR 10 752 16/POOR 6 263 SRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 17 288 42/FAIR 10 719 13/POOR 5 155 CNTRL VAN ISLD 47/FAIR 16 537 39/FAIR 9 724 19/POOR 8 259 NRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 21 361 46/FAIR 18 472 31/POOR 10 467 TERRACE 40/FAIR 14 674 60/GOOD 10 1417 53/FAIR 8 1477 STEWART 13/POOR 14 59 63/GOOD 11 1207 15/POOR 7 166 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 26 S 39 SW 54 SANDSPIT S 52 SW 44 SW 61 PORT HARDY S 13 S 15 S 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/