FPCN39 CWLW 171330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 23/POOR 15 410 79/GOOD 6 3472 99/GOOD 16 2585 KAMLOOPS 28/POOR 21 519 99/GOOD 22 3601 99/GOOD 17 3266 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 21 550 99/GOOD 14 3686 98/GOOD 12 3012 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 9 601 99/GOOD 12 3762 88/GOOD 10 2914 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 15 1096 99/GOOD 14 3904 98/GOOD 14 3115 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 9 511 99/GOOD 15 3654 90/GOOD 11 2743 GOLDEN 13/POOR 9 856 99/GOOD 15 3933 99/GOOD 13 3196 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 19 W 19 CRANBROOK N 26 NW 33 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 40/FAIR 24 817 99/GOOD 14 2941 88/GOOD 9 3282 100 MILE 31/POOR 28 1096 99/GOOD 16 2872 67/GOOD 5 3893 WILLIAMS LAKE 26/POOR 22 1093 90/GOOD 12 3090 92/GOOD 9 3944 PUNTZI MTN 53/FAIR 20 1404 95/GOOD 13 3107 99/GOOD 18 3780 PRINCE GEORGE 38/FAIR 26 923 96/GOOD 12 3136 99/GOOD 15 2950 BURNS LAKE 73/GOOD 23 1458 99/GOOD 18 2864 99/GOOD 23 2678 SMITHERS 62/GOOD 21 1130 99/GOOD 18 2467 99/GOOD 21 2149 MCBRIDE 18/POOR 18 827 99/GOOD 13 3173 99/GOOD 15 2961 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 17 471 96/GOOD 12 2840 99/GOOD 11 3202 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 37 W 37 SMITHERS NW 28 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 35/FAIR 14 760 99/GOOD 18 2623 99/GOOD 25 2449 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 24 781 67/GOOD 7 2788 99/GOOD 19 2931 WHITEHORSE 73/GOOD 17 1712 99/GOOD 19 2887 72/GOOD 14 1895 DAWSON 30/POOR 27 521 62/GOOD 31 780 67/GOOD 12 1581 WATSON LAKE 70/GOOD 22 1414 99/GOOD 27 2661 99/GOOD 30 2386 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 35 NW 46 WATSON LAKE NW 41 NW 43 WHITEHORSE NW 33 NW 54 MAYO W 37 W 48 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 22/POOR 19 128 50/FAIR 18 513 43/FAIR 15 490 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 11 110 60/GOOD 14 934 57/GOOD 12 989 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 4 109 88/GOOD 11 2280 66/GOOD 10 1465 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 23 129 46/FAIR 15 551 36/FAIR 13 449 CNTRL VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 29 255 59/GOOD 12 1017 55/GOOD 12 901 NRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 24 197 77/GOOD 33 596 68/GOOD 25 626 TERRACE 24/POOR 4 950 79/GOOD 11 2023 82/GOOD 13 1860 STEWART 23/POOR 20 144 60/GOOD 17 712 56/GOOD 18 603 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 15 NW 20 NW 31 SANDSPIT N 39 NW 41 NW 44 PORT HARDY NW 30 NW 33 NW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/