FPCN39 CWLW 081330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 8 AUGUST 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 08-August-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 28/POOR 15 471 79/GOOD 11 2026 89/GOOD 11 2504 KAMLOOPS 25/POOR 8 720 82/GOOD 9 2711 82/GOOD 8 2975 OKANAGAN 26/POOR 10 776 99/GOOD 13 2937 96/GOOD 11 3087 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 10 707 99/GOOD 11 3377 99/GOOD 13 3144 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 5 1186 99/GOOD 12 4000 99/GOOD 19 3589 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 12 522 95/GOOD 12 2831 94/GOOD 12 2761 GOLDEN 16/POOR 12 891 99/GOOD 13 3181 99/GOOD 14 3232 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 9 NE 9 CRANBROOK N 33 N 13 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 36/FAIR 12 1006 89/GOOD 13 2473 79/GOOD 10 2508 100 MILE 36/FAIR 10 1480 55/GOOD 5 3065 78/GOOD 9 3090 WILLIAMS LAKE 33/POOR 8 1540 74/GOOD 8 3124 67/GOOD 7 3028 PUNTZI MTN 66/GOOD 17 1751 99/GOOD 21 2980 88/GOOD 12 2927 PRINCE GEORGE 53/FAIR 16 1322 99/GOOD 17 2510 99/GOOD 17 2637 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 10 1295 99/GOOD 24 2032 99/GOOD 19 2428 SMITHERS 32/POOR 10 973 79/GOOD 20 1512 81/GOOD 16 1816 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 16 873 75/GOOD 12 2232 73/GOOD 14 1934 CLEARWATER 30/POOR 21 596 75/GOOD 9 2371 85/GOOD 11 2446 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 22 SW 39 SMITHERS SW 69 SW 48 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 8 452 99/GOOD 23 2314 99/GOOD 36 2636 FT ST JOHN 32/POOR 20 924 99/GOOD 32 2260 99/GOOD 36 2626 WHITEHORSE 65/GOOD 23 1299 99/GOOD 22 2466 99/GOOD 25 2683 DAWSON 20/POOR 8 633 65/GOOD 17 1190 74/GOOD 16 1448 WATSON LAKE 27/POOR 10 1045 42/FAIR 16 1126 99/GOOD 28 2655 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 67 SW 81 WATSON LAKE SW 59 SW 37 WHITEHORSE SW 41 SW 44 MAYO SW 41 SW 43 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 12/POOR 5 128 41/FAIR 9 472 55/GOOD 11 428 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 8 125 53/FAIR 12 898 54/FAIR 11 990 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 10 256 57/GOOD 9 1278 43/FAIR 6 1246 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 13 148 42/FAIR 6 322 56/GOOD 8 244 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 11 153 45/FAIR 10 838 55/GOOD 12 4 659 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 10 214 43/FAIR 24 320 46/FAIR 21 406 TERRACE 21/POOR 8 489 25/POOR 19 382 55/GOOD 9 1385 STEWART 14/POOR 22 46 11/POOR 21 23 36/FAIR 15 327 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 9 N 9 SANDSPIT S 17 SW 26 W 30 PORT HARDY SW 54 SW 46 SW 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB/MTNWC