FPCN39 CWLW 181330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 18 JULY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 46/FAIR 12 887 99/GOOD 16 2232 86/GOOD 12 2185 KAMLOOPS 70/GOOD 13 1544 99/GOOD 17 3290 99/GOOD 16 2516 OKANAGAN 70/GOOD 14 1571 99/GOOD 14 3663 99/GOOD 16 2718 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 6 583 99/GOOD 17 2608 83/GOOD 10 2672 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 11 1051 99/GOOD 21 3479 99/GOOD 21 3104 REVELSTOKE 52/FAIR 12 1236 92/GOOD 9 3419 99/GOOD 15 2650 GOLDEN 40/FAIR 11 1361 99/GOOD 13 3701 99/GOOD 17 2951 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 13 SW 35 CRANBROOK W 20 SW 43 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 35/FAIR 12 983 79/GOOD 12 2168 78/GOOD 10 2469 100 MILE 59/GOOD 18 1599 99/GOOD 17 3277 70/GOOD 10 2513 WILLIAMS LAKE 36/FAIR 5 2018 92/GOOD 12 3187 80/GOOD 11 2782 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 17 1036 86/GOOD 13 2702 99/GOOD 16 2830 PRINCE GEORGE 20/POOR 4 1207 77/GOOD 12 2241 99/GOOD 18 2786 BURNS LAKE 27/POOR 14 962 93/GOOD 15 2557 99/GOOD 20 2823 SMITHERS 17/POOR 14 630 77/GOOD 9 2620 94/GOOD 16 2289 MCBRIDE 64/GOOD 13 1770 94/GOOD 12 3062 73/GOOD 14 1937 CLEARWATER 56/GOOD 10 1472 85/GOOD 9 2920 66/GOOD 12 1569 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 11 SW 17 SMITHERS S 17 S 13 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 17/POOR 12 502 72/GOOD 9 2219 61/GOOD 18 1082 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 15 796 70/GOOD 9 2433 99/GOOD 22 2947 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 16 840 84/GOOD 10 2918 89/GOOD 12 2782 DAWSON 25/POOR 24 499 67/GOOD 11 1696 66/GOOD 15 1324 WATSON LAKE 21/POOR 5 1145 69/GOOD 9 2406 74/GOOD 16 1779 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 S 19 WATSON LAKE W 15 SW 13 WHITEHORSE S 19 S 26 MAYO SE 35 SE 50 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 38/FAIR 17 355 46/FAIR 8 1002 45/FAIR 13 603 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 6 330 59/GOOD 12 1053 52/FAIR 12 870 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 3 222 46/FAIR 8 1052 53/FAIR 9 1145 SRN VAN ISLD 34/FAIR 15 360 50/FAIR 9 1019 36/FAIR 9 619 CNTRL VAN ISLD 33/POOR 15 347 32/POOR 5 961 42/FAIR 9 804 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 3 230 46/FAIR 8 1022 61/GOOD 18 717 TERRACE 34/FAIR 8 860 71/GOOD 9 2026 61/GOOD 10 1469 STEWART 10/POOR 4 61 41/FAIR 7 957 46/FAIR 9 907 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 15 S 28 SW 43 SANDSPIT S 20 S 19 S 19 PORT HARDY S 37 S 37 S 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/