FPCN39 CWLW 311330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 31 AUGUST 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-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 19/POOR 14 366 99/GOOD 15 2477 76/GOOD 14 1533 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 17 520 94/GOOD 11 2898 58/GOOD 16 1066 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 14 569 99/GOOD 16 2963 99/GOOD 25 1916 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 20 664 89/GOOD 11 2781 95/GOOD 18 2094 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 15 1116 99/GOOD 18 2897 99/GOOD 25 2433 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 12 506 90/GOOD 13 2416 73/GOOD 14 1665 GOLDEN 14/POOR 11 866 99/GOOD 16 2777 84/GOOD 18 2007 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 17 NW 26 CRANBROOK N 24 W 15 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 43/FAIR 21 886 62/GOOD 10 1812 99/GOOD 22 2237 100 MILE 27/POOR 20 1110 79/GOOD 10 2903 88/GOOD 24 1956 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 18 1156 71/GOOD 8 2959 99/GOOD 21 2729 PUNTZI MTN 50/FAIR 20 1361 99/GOOD 31 2975 99/GOOD 24 2762 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 21 762 81/GOOD 19 1791 99/GOOD 25 2260 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 18 853 99/GOOD 30 1815 99/GOOD 26 2318 SMITHERS 18/POOR 17 618 91/GOOD 26 1523 77/GOOD 20 1463 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 15 793 74/GOOD 14 1963 79/GOOD 18 1816 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 10 474 82/GOOD 12 2144 77/GOOD 21 1286 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 22 W 30 SMITHERS W 56 W 41 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 16/POOR 29 424 80/GOOD 15 1714 71/GOOD 32 884 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 27 799 99/GOOD 29 2047 99/GOOD 32 2159 WHITEHORSE 56/GOOD 15 1426 93/GOOD 13 2827 79/GOOD 9 2881 DAWSON 11/POOR 11 396 45/FAIR 12 1023 63/GOOD 10 1682 WATSON LAKE 21/POOR 14 850 45/FAIR 9 1562 99/GOOD 24 2215 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 33 SW 31 WATSON LAKE W 17 SW 33 WHITEHORSE W 24 SW 19 MAYO SE 11 S 9 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 17/POOR 8 188 26/POOR 8 407 42/FAIR 22 321 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 9 142 55/GOOD 14 815 23/POOR 21 188 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 9 175 73/GOOD 13 1373 58/GOOD 12 1004 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 20 166 28/POOR 15 261 31/POOR 24 198 CNTRL VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 24 334 37/FAIR 8 736 59/GOOD 15 808 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 16 131 38/FAIR 18 351 11/POOR 27 36 TERRACE 24/POOR 19 370 13/POOR 18 254 54/FAIR 12 1064 STEWART 14/POOR 23 45 22/POOR 22 123 27/POOR 16 221 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 NW 19 SANDSPIT NW 22 NW 28 NW 41 PORT HARDY SW 44 W 56 W 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/