FPCN39 CWLW 011330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 01-September-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 75/GOOD 18 1231 99/GOOD 17 2224 41/FAIR 21 552 KAMLOOPS 99/GOOD 25 1614 99/GOOD 14 2844 99/GOOD 28 1646 OKANAGAN 75/GOOD 22 1269 99/GOOD 20 2047 99/GOOD 28 2257 CASTLEGAR 77/GOOD 18 1545 99/GOOD 18 2473 99/GOOD 20 2273 CRANBROOK 34/FAIR 18 1219 99/GOOD 26 2367 94/GOOD 20 2348 REVELSTOKE 42/FAIR 16 870 80/GOOD 15 1786 17/POOR 15 544 GOLDEN 39/FAIR 17 1147 86/GOOD 19 2020 75/GOOD 18 1785 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 48 W 69 CRANBROOK W 39 W 61 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 57/GOOD 25 996 88/GOOD 19 1830 50/FAIR 21 979 100 MILE 83/GOOD 21 1978 99/GOOD 18 3002 81/GOOD 27 1713 WILLIAMS LAKE 81/GOOD 22 1877 99/GOOD 17 2754 87/GOOD 21 2073 PUNTZI MTN 99/GOOD 28 2072 99/GOOD 23 2821 99/GOOD 32 2367 PRINCE GEORGE 61/GOOD 27 1155 99/GOOD 25 1946 32/POOR 11 1098 BURNS LAKE 67/GOOD 27 1256 94/GOOD 22 1999 11/POOR 1 1077 SMITHERS 49/FAIR 24 891 70/GOOD 16 1505 12/POOR 1 1039 MCBRIDE 31/POOR 17 982 73/GOOD 18 1682 32/POOR 12 1120 CLEARWATER 52/FAIR 18 940 85/GOOD 15 1904 14/POOR 20 437 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 50 W 57 SMITHERS W 41 NW 54 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 42/FAIR 27 638 99/GOOD 30 2255 55/GOOD 16 1037 FT ST JOHN 69/GOOD 35 1130 99/GOOD 34 2581 69/GOOD 8 2618 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 25 916 70/GOOD 13 1930 53/FAIR 26 1084 DAWSON 23/POOR 17 521 70/GOOD 12 1699 92/GOOD 20 1710 WATSON LAKE 57/GOOD 25 1142 99/GOOD 25 2508 23/POOR 18 838 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 46 W 33 WATSON LAKE NW 33 NW 35 WHITEHORSE NW 26 NW 35 MAYO NW 15 NW 24 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 58/GOOD 31 374 64/GOOD 18 750 25/POOR 20 153 FRASER VALLEY 37/FAIR 18 374 80/GOOD 20 1074 25/POOR 23 194 SQUAMISH 56/GOOD 14 832 77/GOOD 14 1391 19/POOR 13 199 SRN VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 32 257 72/GOOD 26 653 18/POOR 25 85 CNTRL VAN ISLD 57/GOOD 29 413 65/GOOD 15 956 36/FAIR 16 372 NRN VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 18 454 42/FAIR 13 559 25/POOR 6 536 TERRACE 18/POOR 15 330 40/FAIR 11 807 14/POOR 5 397 STEWART 27/POOR 15 234 43/FAIR 16 462 30/POOR 11 377 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 43 W 50 W 57 SANDSPIT NW 31 W 41 W 59 PORT HARDY W 35 W 39 W 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf